What color is #4A5B61?

#4A5B61 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5B61?

The RGB value is 74, 91, 97: 74 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5B61?

The complementary color is #61504A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5B61 color

#4A5B61 rgb(74, 91, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5B61 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 35.7% green and 38% blue (74, 91, 97).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#4A5B61 color codes

HEX	`#4A5B61`
RGB	`rgb(74, 91, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 35.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, -5, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 7.51, 228.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.722, 9.801, 12.739)`
Decimal	`4873057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5B61, 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 #4A5B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #4A5B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5b61; }
.text { color: #4a5b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 91 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5b61, #4a5061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5B61?: #4A5B61 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5B61?: The RGB value is 74, 91, 97: 74 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5B61?: The complementary color is #61504A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.