Information about #4F4C49 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #4F4C49 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and 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 practically indistinguishable from Merlin (#4F4E48). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rampart (#4F4E4A) and Thunder (#4D4D4B).
In RGB terms — rgb(79, 76, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), 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.
#4F4C49 color variations
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#4F4C49 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4F4C49 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4F4C49 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4F4C49 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4F4C49 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 #4F4C49 color
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Nearest named colors to #4F4C49
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4F4E48
#4F4E4A
#4D4D4B
#504A4B
#504E4B
#514E4A
#50494A
#514F4A
#524B4B
#4B4D4A
#4F484B
#524F46
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4F4C49
- RGB79, 76, 73
- CMYK0, 1, 2, 69
- CSSrgb(79, 76, 73)
- HSL30°, 4%, 30%
- HSL Precise30°, 3.947%, 29.804%
- HSV30°, 8%, 31%
- HSB30°, 8%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
- GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.298, 0.286)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.298, 0.286, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.298, 0.286)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID4F4C49
- DECIMAL ID5196873
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
