What color is #4A5053?

#4A5053 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5053?

The RGB value is 74, 80, 83: 74 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5053?

The complementary color is #534D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5053 color

#4A5053 rgb(74, 80, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5053 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (74, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#4A5053 color codes

HEX	`#4A5053`
RGB	`rgb(74, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, -1.71, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 3.1, 236.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 7.818, 9.309)`
Decimal	`4870227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5053, 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 #4A5053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #4A5053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5053; }
.text { color: #4a5053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5053, #4a4c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5053?: #4A5053 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5053?: The RGB value is 74, 80, 83: 74 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5053?: The complementary color is #534D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.