What color is #4A4242?

#4A4242 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4242?

The RGB value is 74, 66, 66: 74 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4242?

The complementary color is #424A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4242 color

#4A4242 rgb(74, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4242 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.9% green and 25.9% blue (74, 66, 66).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#4A4242 color codes

HEX	`#4A4242`
RGB	`rgb(74, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.76, 3.41, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.76, 3.63, 20.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.756, 5.746, 5.959)`
Decimal	`4866626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4242, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4A4242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4A4242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4242; }
.text { color: #4a4242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4242, #4a4642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A4242?: #4A4242 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4242?: The RGB value is 74, 66, 66: 74 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4242?: The complementary color is #424A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.