Information about #4A494A color

#4A494A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A494A falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 73, 74) — 29% red, 28.6% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4A494A reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Volcanic Ash (#484849). Slightly further away sit Thriller (#4B464B) and Half Fuscous Grey (#494648).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(74, 73, 74)), which gives #4A494A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A494A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A494A color variations

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

#4A494A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4A494A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Pitch Black

#2C2B2C
#1D1D1D

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Black

#000000

#4A494A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4A494A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4A494A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #4A494A

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

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

#4A494A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A494A
  • RGB74, 73, 74
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(74, 73, 74)
  • HSL300°, 1%, 29%
  • HSL Precise300°, 0.68%, 28.824%
  • HSV300°, 1%, 29%
  • HSB300°, 1%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.286, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.286, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.286, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A494A
  • DECIMAL ID4868426
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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