Information about #4B4A47 color

#4B4A47 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B4A47 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 74, 71) — 29.4% red, 29% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #4B4A47 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gravel (#4A4B46). Slightly further away sit Deep Space (#4C4945) and Armadillo (#484A46).

The recipe behind #4B4A47 is rgb(75, 74, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B4A47 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B4A47 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4B4A47 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#DBDBD9

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White

#FFFFFF

#4B4A47 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3C3C39

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#2D2D2B

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#1E1E1C

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#0F0F0E

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Black

#000000

#4B4A47 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#565552

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#61605D

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#757574

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Grey

#808080

#4B4A47 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4B4A47 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#48494C
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#49484C
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#484B4C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#4C4948
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#4B4A47
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#484C4B
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#4B484C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#494C48
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#48494C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#484C49
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#48494C
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#4C484B
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Nearest named colors to #4B4A47

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Cliffhanger color link
Cliffhanger

#4A4F46

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

#4B4A47 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B4A47
  • RGB75, 74, 71
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 74, 71)
  • HSL45°, 3%, 29%
  • HSL Precise45°, 2.74%, 28.627%
  • HSV45°, 5%, 29%
  • HSB45°, 5%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.290, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.290, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.290, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B4A47
  • DECIMAL ID4934215
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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