What color is #4A5951?

#4A5951 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5951?

The RGB value is 74, 89, 81: 74 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5951?

The complementary color is #594A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5951?

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.

#4A5951 color

#4A5951 rgb(74, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5951 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (74, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4A5951 color codes

HEX	`#4A5951`
RGB	`rgb(74, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, -7.64, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 8.1, 160.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.881, 9.195, 9.142)`
Decimal	`4872529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5951, 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 #4A5951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5951 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 #4A5951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5951; }
.text { color: #4a5951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5951, #4a5958); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5951?: #4A5951 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5951?: The RGB value is 74, 89, 81: 74 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5951?: The complementary color is #594A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5951?: 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.