Information about #494B41 color

#494B41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494B41 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 75, 65) — 28.6% red, 29.4% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 4 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #494B41 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Relic (#4B4842). Slightly further away sit Modular Green (#4C4E3F) and Mangrove (#484E45).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 75, 65) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494B41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#494B41 color variations

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

#494B41 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 #494B41

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

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Mangrove color link
Mangrove

#484E45

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Cliffhanger color link
Cliffhanger

#4A4F46

Middle Earth color link
Middle Earth

#434E43

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494B41
  • RGB73, 75, 65
  • CMYK1, 0, 4, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 75, 65)
  • HSL72°, 7%, 27%
  • HSL Precise72°, 7.143%, 27.451%
  • HSV72°, 13%, 29%
  • HSB72°, 13%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.294, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.294, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.294, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID494B41
  • DECIMAL ID4803393
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01