What color is #4A464A?

#4A464A 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 #4A464A?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 74: 74 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A464A?

The complementary color is #464A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A464A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A464A color

#4A464A rgb(74, 70, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A464A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 29% blue (74, 70, 74).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#4A464A color codes

HEX	`#4A464A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, 2.54, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 3.11, 324.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.25, 6.331, 7.37)`
Decimal	`4867658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A464A, 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 #4A464A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A464A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #4A464A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a464a; }
.text { color: #4a464a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a464a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a464a, #4a4648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A464A?: #4A464A 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 #4A464A?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 74: 74 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A464A?: The complementary color is #464A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A464A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.