What color is #4A434C?

#4A434C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A434C?

The RGB value is 74, 67, 76: 74 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A434C?

The complementary color is #454C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A434C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A434C color

#4A434C rgb(74, 67, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A434C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.3% green and 29.8% blue (74, 67, 76).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#4A434C color codes

HEX	`#4A434C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 67, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 12%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 4.92, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 6.55, 318.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.136, 5.992, 7.669)`
Decimal	`4866892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A434C, 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 #4A434C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A434C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4A434C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a434c; }
.text { color: #4a434c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a434c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 67 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a434c, #4c4349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A434C?: #4A434C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A434C?: The RGB value is 74, 67, 76: 74 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A434C?: The complementary color is #454C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A434C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.