What color is #4A5C59?

#4A5C59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5C59?

The RGB value is 74, 92, 89: 74 red, 92 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5C59?

The complementary color is #5C4A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5C59 color

#4A5C59 rgb(74, 92, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5C59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.1% green and 34.9% blue (74, 92, 89).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#4A5C59 color codes

HEX	`#4A5C59`
RGB	`rgb(74, 92, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.54, -7.58, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.54, 7.6, 184.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.454, 9.831, 10.901)`
Decimal	`4873305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5C59, 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 #4A5C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #4A5C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5c59; }
.text { color: #4a5c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 92 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5c59, #4a565c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5C59?: #4A5C59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5C59?: The RGB value is 74, 92, 89: 74 red, 92 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5C59?: The complementary color is #5C4A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.