What color is #4A585B?

#4A585B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Descent Into the Catacombs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A585B?

The RGB value is 74, 88, 91: 74 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A585B?

The complementary color is #5B4D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A585B color

#4A585B rgb(74, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A585B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (74, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Descent Into the Catacombs (#445155), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#4A585B color codes

HEX	`#4A585B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -4.69, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 5.89, 217.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.202, 9.19, 11.237)`
Decimal	`4872283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A585B, 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 #4A585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #4A585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a585b; }
.text { color: #4a585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a585b, #4a4f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A585B?: #4A585B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Descent Into the Catacombs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A585B?: The RGB value is 74, 88, 91: 74 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A585B?: The complementary color is #5B4D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.