Information about Relic color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4B4842 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Space (#4C4945). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Cow (#4C4646) and Dull Blue (#4F4944).
In RGB terms — rgb(75, 72, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B4842: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Relic" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Relic color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Relic color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Relic color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Relic color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Relic color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Relic 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Relic color
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Nearest named colors to Relic
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4C4945
#4C4646
#4F4944
#4A4B46
#484A46
#454642
#46473E
#494648
#4C4E3F
#484E45
#484849
#44493F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4B4842
- RGB75, 72, 66
- CMYK0, 1, 4, 71
- CSSrgb(75, 72, 66)
- HSL40°, 6%, 28%
- HSL Precise40°, 6.383%, 27.647%
- HSV40°, 12%, 29%
- HSB40°, 12%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.282, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.282, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.282, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID4B4842
- DECIMAL ID4933698
- Name Length5
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