What color is #4A5551?

#4A5551 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5551?

The RGB value is 74, 85, 81: 74 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5551?

The complementary color is #554A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5551 color

#4A5551 rgb(74, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5551 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (74, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#4A5551 color codes

HEX	`#4A5551`
RGB	`rgb(74, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.1, -5.24, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.1, 5.31, 170.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.557, 8.547, 9.035)`
Decimal	`4871505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5551, 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 #4A5551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4A5551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5551; }
.text { color: #4a5551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5551, #4a5455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5551?: #4A5551 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5551?: The RGB value is 74, 85, 81: 74 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5551?: The complementary color is #554A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.