What color is #4A534F?

#4A534F 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 #4A534F?

The RGB value is 74, 83, 79: 74 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A534F?

The complementary color is #534A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A534F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A534F color

#4A534F rgb(74, 83, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A534F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.5% green and 31% blue (74, 83, 79).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#4A534F color codes

HEX	`#4A534F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 83, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, -4.47, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 4.61, 165.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.328, 8.207, 8.594)`
Decimal	`4870991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A534F, 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 #4A534F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A534F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4A534F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a534f; }
.text { color: #4a534f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a534f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 83 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a534f, #4a5353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A534F?: #4A534F 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 #4A534F?: The RGB value is 74, 83, 79: 74 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A534F?: The complementary color is #534A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A534F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.