What color is #4A5360?

#4A5360 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5360?

The RGB value is 74, 83, 96: 74 red, 83 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5360?

The complementary color is #60574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5360 color

#4A5360 rgb(74, 83, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5360 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.5% green and 37.6% blue (74, 83, 96).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#4A5360 color codes

HEX	`#4A5360`
RGB	`rgb(74, 83, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, -0.35, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 8.74, 267.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.028, 8.487, 12.279)`
Decimal	`4871008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5360, 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 #4A5360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4A5360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5360; }
.text { color: #4a5360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 83 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5360, #4c4a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5360?: #4A5360 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5360?: The RGB value is 74, 83, 96: 74 red, 83 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5360?: The complementary color is #60574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.