What color is #4A555E?

#4A555E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A555E?

The RGB value is 74, 85, 94: 74 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A555E?

The complementary color is #5E534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A555E color

#4A555E rgb(74, 85, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A555E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (74, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightfall (#43535E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#4A555E color codes

HEX	`#4A555E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -2.1, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 6.99, 252.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.092, 8.761, 11.852)`
Decimal	`4871518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A555E, 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 #4A555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4A555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a555e; }
.text { color: #4a555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a555e, #4a4b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A555E?: #4A555E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A555E?: The RGB value is 74, 85, 94: 74 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A555E?: The complementary color is #5E534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.