What color is #4A454D?

#4A454D 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 #4A454D?

The RGB value is 74, 69, 77: 74 red, 69 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A454D?

The complementary color is #484D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A454D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A454D color

#4A454D rgb(74, 69, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A454D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.1% green and 30.2% blue (74, 69, 77).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#4A454D color codes

HEX	`#4A454D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 69, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 10%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, 3.86, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 5.58, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.291, 6.248, 7.894)`
Decimal	`4867405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A454D, 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 #4A454D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A454D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4A454D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a454d; }
.text { color: #4a454d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a454d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 69 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a454d, #4d454c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A454D?: #4A454D 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 #4A454D?: The RGB value is 74, 69, 77: 74 red, 69 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A454D?: The complementary color is #484D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A454D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.