What color is #4A514C?

#4A514C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A514C?

The RGB value is 74, 81, 76: 74 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A514C?

The complementary color is #514A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A514C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A514C color

#4A514C rgb(74, 81, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A514C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.8% green and 29.8% blue (74, 81, 76).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#4A514C color codes

HEX	`#4A514C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 81, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, -3.91, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 4.39, 153.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.071, 7.862, 7.981)`
Decimal	`4870476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A514C, 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 #4A514C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A514C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4A514C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a514c; }
.text { color: #4a514c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a514c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 81 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a514c, #4a5150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A514C?: #4A514C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A514C?: The RGB value is 74, 81, 76: 74 red, 81 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A514C?: The complementary color is #514A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A514C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.