Information about #494953 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#494953 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gun Powder (#484753). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Everest (#4C4850) and Mako (#444954).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 73, 83) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #494953 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #494953 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#494953 color variations
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#494953 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494953 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494953 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494953 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#494953 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 #494953 color
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Nearest named colors to #494953
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#484753
#4C4850
#444954
#46494E
#484558
#4E4A4E
#4C4F56
#4E4E4F
#4B464B
#51484F
#424859
#484259
#494953 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494953
- RGB73, 73, 83
- CMYK4, 4, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(73, 73, 83)
- HSL240°, 6%, 31%
- HSL Precise240°, 6.41%, 30.588%
- HSV240°, 12%, 33%
- HSB240°, 12%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.286, 0.325)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.286, 0.325, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.286, 0.325)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID494953
- DECIMAL ID4802899
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
