Information about #404A4E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #404A4E reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Outer Space (#414A4C). Slightly further away sit Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E) and Kimono Storage (#3D4C51).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(64, 74, 78)), which gives #404A4E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #404A4E: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #404A4E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#404A4E color variations
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#404A4E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#404A4E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#404A4E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#404A4E color hues
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#404A4E 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 #404A4E color
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Nearest named colors to #404A4E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#414A4C
#41474E
#3D4C51
#3D4B52
#43464B
#46494E
#404653
#3D4653
#444954
#414E54
#394851
#3A4D49
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#404A4E
- RGB64, 74, 78
- CMYK5, 2, 0, 69
- CSSrgb(64, 74, 78)
- HSL197°, 10%, 28%
- HSL Precise197.143°, 9.859%, 27.843%
- HSV197°, 18%, 31%
- HSB197°, 18%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.290, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.290, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.290, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID404A4E
- DECIMAL ID4213326
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
