What color is #4A5776?

#4A5776 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5776?

The RGB value is 74, 87, 118: 74 red, 87 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5776?

The complementary color is #76694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5776 color

#4A5776 rgb(74, 87, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A5776 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.1% green and 46.3% blue (74, 87, 118).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#4A5776 color codes

HEX	`#4A5776`
RGB	`rgb(74, 87, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, 3.27, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 19.5, 279.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.501, 9.58, 18.484)`
Decimal	`4872054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5776, 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 #4A5776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #4A5776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5776; }
.text { color: #4a5776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 87 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5776, #534a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5776?: #4A5776 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5776?: The RGB value is 74, 87, 118: 74 red, 87 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5776?: The complementary color is #76694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.