Information about #4B4948 color

#4B4948 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B4948 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 73, 72) — 29.4% red, 28.6% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B4948 is a muted, almost neutral grey that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gravel (#4A4B46). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Space (#4C4945) and Volcanic Ash (#484849).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 73, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. 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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4B4948 color variations

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

#4B4948 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4B4948 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4B4948 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4B4948 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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#4B4948 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 #4B4948

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

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Armadillo color link
Armadillo

#484A46

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

#4B4948 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B4948
  • RGB75, 73, 72
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 73, 72)
  • HSL20°, 2%, 29%
  • HSL Precise20°, 2.041%, 28.824%
  • HSV20°, 4%, 29%
  • HSB20°, 4%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.286, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.286, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.286, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B4948
  • DECIMAL ID4933960
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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