What color is #4A564B?

#4A564B is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A564B?

The RGB value is 74, 86, 75: 74 red, 86 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A564B?

The complementary color is #564A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A564B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A564B color

#4A564B rgb(74, 86, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A564B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 33.7% green and 29.4% blue (74, 86, 75).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4A564B color codes

HEX	`#4A564B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 86, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 33.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, -7.16, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 8.63, 145.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.422, 8.619, 7.928)`
Decimal	`4871755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A564B, 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 #4A564B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A564B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4A564B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a564b; }
.text { color: #4a564b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a564b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 86 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a564b, #4a5651); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A564B?: #4A564B is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A564B?: The RGB value is 74, 86, 75: 74 red, 86 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A564B?: The complementary color is #564A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A564B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.