What color is #4A575E?

#4A575E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A575E?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 94: 74 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A575E?

The complementary color is #5E514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A575E color

#4A575E rgb(74, 87, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A575E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (74, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#4A575E color codes

HEX	`#4A575E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, -3.33, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 6.64, 239.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.252, 9.08, 11.905)`
Decimal	`4872030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A575E, 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 #4A575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #4A575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a575e; }
.text { color: #4a575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a575e, #4a4d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A575E?: #4A575E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A575E?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 94: 74 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A575E?: The complementary color is #5E514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.