What color is #4A5A76?

#4A5A76 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5A76?

The RGB value is 74, 90, 118: 74 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5A76?

The complementary color is #76664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5A76 color

#4A5A76 rgb(74, 90, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A5A76 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (74, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#4A5A76 color codes

HEX	`#4A5A76`
RGB	`rgb(74, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 24%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 1.39, -17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 17.9, 274.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.749, 10.076, 18.567)`
Decimal	`4872822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5A76, 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 #4A5A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4A5A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5a76; }
.text { color: #4a5a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5a76, #504a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5A76?: #4A5A76 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5A76?: The RGB value is 74, 90, 118: 74 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5A76?: The complementary color is #76664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.