What color is #4A5769?

#4A5769 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5769?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 105: 74 red, 87 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5769?

The complementary color is #695C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5769 color

#4A5769 rgb(74, 87, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5769 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 41.2% blue (74, 87, 105).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#4A5769 color codes

HEX	`#4A5769`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, -0.43, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 12, 267.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.781, 9.292, 14.693)`
Decimal	`4872041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5769, 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 #4A5769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4A5769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5769; }
.text { color: #4a5769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5769, #4d4a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5769?: #4A5769 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5769?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 105: 74 red, 87 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5769?: The complementary color is #695C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.