What color is #4A4543?

#4A4543 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4543?

The RGB value is 74, 69, 67: 74 red, 69 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4543?

The complementary color is #43484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4543 color

#4A4543 rgb(74, 69, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4543 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.1% green and 26.3% blue (74, 69, 67).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 5% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#4A4543 color codes

HEX	`#4A4543`
RGB	`rgb(74, 69, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 5%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 9%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.71, 1.69, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.71, 2.59, 49.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.965, 6.117, 6.176)`
Decimal	`4867395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4543, 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 #4A4543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4A4543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4543; }
.text { color: #4a4543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 69 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4543, #4a4943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A4543?: #4A4543 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4543?: The RGB value is 74, 69, 67: 74 red, 69 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4543?: The complementary color is #43484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.