Information about #494147 color

#494147 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #494147 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 65, 71) — 28.6% red, 25.5% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 1 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #494147 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Fuscous Grey (#494648). Nearby in the Register you will also find Velocity (#4B4042) and Black Cow (#4C4646).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(73, 65, 71)), which gives #494147 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #494147 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#494147 color variations

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

#494147 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 #494147

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494147
  • RGB73, 65, 71
  • CMYK0, 3, 1, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 65, 71)
  • HSL315°, 6%, 27%
  • HSL Precise315°, 5.797%, 27.059%
  • HSV315°, 11%, 29%
  • HSB315°, 11%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.255, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.255, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.255, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494147
  • DECIMAL ID4800839
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01