What color is #4A495C?

#4A495C 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 #4A495C?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 92: 74 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A495C?

The complementary color is #5B5C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A495C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A495C color

#4A495C rgb(74, 73, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A495C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (74, 73, 92).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#4A495C color codes

HEX	`#4A495C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, 4.95, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 12.08, 294.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.138, 6.994, 11.097)`
Decimal	`4868444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A495C, 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 #4A495C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A495C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4A495C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a495c; }
.text { color: #4a495c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a495c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a495c, #53495c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A495C?: #4A495C 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 #4A495C?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 92: 74 red, 73 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A495C?: The complementary color is #5B5C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A495C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.