What color is #4A4558?

#4A4558 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4558?

The RGB value is 74, 69, 88: 74 red, 69 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4558?

The complementary color is #535845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4558 color

#4A4558 rgb(74, 69, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4558 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.1% green and 34.5% blue (74, 69, 88).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#4A4558 color codes

HEX	`#4A4558`
RGB	`rgb(74, 69, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, 6.51, -10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 12.36, 301.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.713, 6.417, 10.115)`
Decimal	`4867416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4558, 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 #4A4558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4A4558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4558; }
.text { color: #4a4558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 69 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4558, #544558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A4558?: #4A4558 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4558?: The RGB value is 74, 69, 88: 74 red, 69 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4558?: The complementary color is #535845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.