What color is #4A535D?

#4A535D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A535D?

The RGB value is 74, 83, 93: 74 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A535D?

The complementary color is #5D544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A535D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A535D color

#4A535D rgb(74, 83, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A535D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.5% green and 36.5% blue (74, 83, 93).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#4A535D color codes

HEX	`#4A535D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 83, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, -1.12, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 7.1, 260.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.893, 8.432, 11.566)`
Decimal	`4871005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A535D, 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 #4A535D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A535D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #4A535D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a535d; }
.text { color: #4a535d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a535d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 83 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a535d, #4a4a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A535D?: #4A535D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A535D?: The RGB value is 74, 83, 93: 74 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A535D?: The complementary color is #5D544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A535D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.