What color is #4A5456?

#4A5456 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 #4A5456?

The RGB value is 74, 84, 86: 74 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5456?

The complementary color is #564C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5456?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5456 color

#4A5456 rgb(74, 84, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5456 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.9% green and 33.7% blue (74, 84, 86).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#4A5456 color codes

HEX	`#4A5456`
RGB	`rgb(74, 84, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, -3.47, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 4.28, 215.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.674, 8.468, 10.033)`
Decimal	`4871254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5456, 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 #4A5456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #4A5456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5456; }
.text { color: #4a5456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 84 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5456, #4a4e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5456?: #4A5456 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 #4A5456?: The RGB value is 74, 84, 86: 74 red, 84 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5456?: The complementary color is #564C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5456?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.