What color is #4A4956?

#4A4956 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4956?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 86: 74 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4956?

The complementary color is #555649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4956 color

#4A4956 rgb(74, 73, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4956 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 33.7% blue (74, 73, 86).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#4A4956 color codes

HEX	`#4A4956`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, 3.43, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 8.28, 294.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.886, 6.893, 9.77)`
Decimal	`4868438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4956, 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 #4A4956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #4A4956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4956; }
.text { color: #4a4956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4956, #514956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A4956?: #4A4956 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4956?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 86: 74 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4956?: The complementary color is #555649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.