What color is #4A4963?

#4A4963 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4963?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 99: 74 red, 73 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4963?

The complementary color is #626349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4963 color

#4A4963 rgb(74, 73, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4963 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 38.8% blue (74, 73, 99).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#4A4963 color codes

HEX	`#4A4963`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.08, 6.81, -15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.08, 16.5, 294.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.458, 7.122, 12.784)`
Decimal	`4868451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4963, 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 #4A4963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #4A4963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4963; }
.text { color: #4a4963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4963, #574963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A4963?: #4A4963 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4963?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 99: 74 red, 73 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4963?: The complementary color is #626349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.