What color is #4A4D69?

#4A4D69 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 #4A4D69?

The RGB value is 74, 77, 105: 74 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4D69?

The complementary color is #69664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4D69 color

#4A4D69 rgb(74, 77, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A4D69 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.2% green and 41.2% blue (74, 77, 105).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#4A4D69 color codes

HEX	`#4A4D69`
RGB	`rgb(74, 77, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.53, 5.89, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.53, 17.62, 289.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.027, 7.783, 14.441)`
Decimal	`4869481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4D69, 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 #4A4D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #4A4D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4d69; }
.text { color: #4a4d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 77 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4d69, #574a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A4D69?: #4A4D69 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 #4A4D69?: The RGB value is 74, 77, 105: 74 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4D69?: The complementary color is #69664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.