What color is #4A5057?

#4A5057 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5057?

The RGB value is 74, 80, 87: 74 red, 80 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5057?

The complementary color is #57514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5057 color

#4A5057 rgb(74, 80, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5057 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.4% green and 34.1% blue (74, 80, 87).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#4A5057 color codes

HEX	`#4A5057`
RGB	`rgb(74, 80, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, -0.75, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 4.98, 261.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.413, 7.881, 10.146)`
Decimal	`4870231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5057, 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 #4A5057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4A5057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5057; }
.text { color: #4a5057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 80 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5057, #4b4a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5057?: #4A5057 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5057?: The RGB value is 74, 80, 87: 74 red, 80 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5057?: The complementary color is #57514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.