What color is #4A5144?

#4A5144 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5144?

The RGB value is 74, 81, 68: 74 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5144?

The complementary color is #4B4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5144 color

#4A5144 rgb(74, 81, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5144 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.8% green and 26.7% blue (74, 81, 68).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#4A5144 color codes

HEX	`#4A5144`
RGB	`rgb(74, 81, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.47, -5.58, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.47, 8.73, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.81, 7.758, 6.606)`
Decimal	`4870468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5144, 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 #4A5144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #4A5144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5144; }
.text { color: #4a5144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 81 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5144, #445144); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5144?: #4A5144 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5144?: The RGB value is 74, 81, 68: 74 red, 81 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5144?: The complementary color is #4B4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.