What color is #4A4E58?

#4A4E58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4E58?

The RGB value is 74, 78, 88: 74 red, 78 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4E58?

The complementary color is #58544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4E58 color

#4A4E58 rgb(74, 78, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4E58 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.6% green and 34.5% blue (74, 78, 88).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#4A4E58 color codes

HEX	`#4A4E58`
RGB	`rgb(74, 78, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.16, 0.75, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.16, 6.46, 276.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.309, 7.609, 10.314)`
Decimal	`4869720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4E58, 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 #4A4E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #4A4E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4e58; }
.text { color: #4a4e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 78 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4e58, #4d4a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A4E58?: #4A4E58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4E58?: The RGB value is 74, 78, 88: 74 red, 78 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4E58?: The complementary color is #58544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.