What color is #4A494C?

#4A494C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A494C?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 76: 74 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A494C?

The complementary color is #4B4C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A494C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A494C color

#4A494C rgb(74, 73, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A494C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 29.8% blue (74, 73, 76).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 2% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#4A494C color codes

HEX	`#4A494C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 2%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, 1.08, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 1.96, 303.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.511, 6.743, 7.795)`
Decimal	`4868428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A494C, 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 #4A494C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A494C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #4A494C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a494c; }
.text { color: #4a494c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a494c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a494c, #4c494c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4A494C?: #4A494C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A494C?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 76: 74 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A494C?: The complementary color is #4B4C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A494C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.