Catwalk Color

#4a4649

Catwalk is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #b5b9b6
Complementary Color #464947
Color Shade: mid magenta (315° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Catwalk Color Sample
Catwalk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4a4649

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Catwalk Color. The Volcanic Glass color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Taupe (#50404d) for more energetic effect. Try Liquorice Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#464947 is the best complementary color to Catwalk. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a4649 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tundora are #494649 and #494646. Thus found on the left and right of #4a4649 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Tundora colors as they work well with Catwalk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Catwalk palette consists of #464949 and #464946 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#464947). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4a4649, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4a4649 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Catwalk. Thus Abbey and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Catwalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Fuscous Gray, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a4649 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Catwalk tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#464947) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #484946 and #474649.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4a4649 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Catwalk has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 2.78% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a4649 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 70.98% black ink.

HEX #4a4649
RGB Decimal rgb(74,70,73)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 0.39, 70.98
HSL hsl(315,2.78%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(315,5.41%,29.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.199,2.3219,-1.204)
XYZ xyz(6.2168,6.3172,7.195)
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