What color is #4A4959?

#4A4959 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 #4A4959?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 89: 74 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4959?

The complementary color is #585949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4959 color

#4A4959 rgb(74, 73, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4959 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 34.9% blue (74, 73, 89).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#4A4959 color codes

HEX	`#4A4959`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.67, 4.18, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.67, 10.18, 294.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.009, 6.942, 10.42)`
Decimal	`4868441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4959, 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 #4A4959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4A4959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4959; }
.text { color: #4a4959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4959, #524959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A4959?: #4A4959 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 #4A4959?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 89: 74 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4959?: The complementary color is #585949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.