What color is #4A4F52?

#4A4F52 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4F52?

The RGB value is 74, 79, 82: 74 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4F52?

The complementary color is #524D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4F52 color

#4A4F52 rgb(74, 79, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4F52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31% green and 32.2% blue (74, 79, 82).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#4A4F52 color codes

HEX	`#4A4F52`
RGB	`rgb(74, 79, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.26, -1.32, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.26, 2.79, 241.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.143, 7.657, 9.083)`
Decimal	`4869970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4F52, 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 #4A4F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #4A4F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4f52; }
.text { color: #4a4f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 79 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4f52, #4a4b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A4F52?: #4A4F52 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4F52?: The RGB value is 74, 79, 82: 74 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4F52?: The complementary color is #524D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.