Information about #474343 color

#474343 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #474343 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 67, 67) — 27.8% red, 26.3% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 2 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #474343 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tuatara (#454642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Nocturnal (#434345) and Windswept (#434141).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 67, 67) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #474343 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#474343 color variations

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

#474343 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #474343

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

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#474343
  • RGB71, 67, 67
  • CMYK0, 2, 2, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 67, 67)
  • HSL0°, 3%, 27%
  • HSL Precise0°, 2.899%, 27.059%
  • HSV0°, 6%, 28%
  • HSB0°, 6%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.263, 0.263)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.263, 0.263, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.263, 0.263)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID474343
  • DECIMAL ID4670275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01