What color is #4A595D?

#4A595D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A595D?

The RGB value is 74, 89, 93: 74 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A595D?

The complementary color is #5D4E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A595D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A595D color

#4A595D rgb(74, 89, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A595D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 34.9% green and 36.5% blue (74, 89, 93).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#4A595D color codes

HEX	`#4A595D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 89, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 34.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -4.8, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 6.41, 221.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.372, 9.391, 11.725)`
Decimal	`4872541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A595D, 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 #4A595D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A595D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #4A595D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a595d; }
.text { color: #4a595d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a595d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 89 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a595d, #4a4f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A595D?: #4A595D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A595D?: The RGB value is 74, 89, 93: 74 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A595D?: The complementary color is #5D4E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A595D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.