What color is #4A5253?

#4A5253 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 #4A5253?

The RGB value is 74, 82, 83: 74 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5253?

The complementary color is #534B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5253 color

#4A5253 rgb(74, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5253 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (74, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#4A5253 color codes

HEX	`#4A5253`
RGB	`rgb(74, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, -2.95, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 3.39, 209.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.402, 8.115, 9.358)`
Decimal	`4870739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5253, 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 #4A5253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4A5253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5253; }
.text { color: #4a5253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5253, #4a4e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5253?: #4A5253 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 #4A5253?: The RGB value is 74, 82, 83: 74 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5253?: The complementary color is #534B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.