What color is #4A5C53?

#4A5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5C53?

The RGB value is 74, 92, 83: 74 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5C53?

The complementary color is #5C4A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5C53 color

#4A5C53 rgb(74, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (74, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#4A5C53 color codes

HEX	`#4A5C53`
RGB	`rgb(74, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, -8.96, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 9.42, 162.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.212, 9.734, 9.628)`
Decimal	`4873299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5C53, 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 #4A5C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4A5C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5c53; }
.text { color: #4a5c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5c53, #4a5c5c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A5C53?: #4A5C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5C53?: The RGB value is 74, 92, 83: 74 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5C53?: The complementary color is #5C4A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.