What color is #4A4E41?

#4A4E41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4E41?

The RGB value is 74, 78, 65: 74 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4E41?

The complementary color is #45414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4E41 color

#4A4E41 rgb(74, 78, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4E41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (74, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#4A4E41 color codes

HEX	`#4A4E41`
RGB	`rgb(74, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, -4.34, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 8.37, 121.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.502, 7.286, 6.064)`
Decimal	`4869697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4E41, 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 #4A4E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4A4E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4e41; }
.text { color: #4a4e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4e41, #444e41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A4E41?: #4A4E41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4E41?: The RGB value is 74, 78, 65: 74 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4E41?: The complementary color is #45414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.