What color is #4A514E?

#4A514E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A514E?

The RGB value is 74, 81, 78: 74 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A514E?

The complementary color is #514A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A514E?

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.

#4A514E color

#4A514E rgb(74, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A514E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (74, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4A514E color codes

HEX	`#4A514E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, -3.47, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 3.56, 167.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.141, 7.891, 8.353)`
Decimal	`4870478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A514E, 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 #4A514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A514E 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 #4A514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a514e; }
.text { color: #4a514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a514e, #4a5151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A514E?: #4A514E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A514E?: The RGB value is 74, 81, 78: 74 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A514E?: The complementary color is #514A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A514E?: 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.