What color is #4A5E4F?

#4A5E4F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5E4F?

The RGB value is 74, 94, 79: 74 red, 94 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5E4F?

The complementary color is #5E4A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5E4F color

#4A5E4F rgb(74, 94, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5E4F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.9% green and 31% blue (74, 94, 79).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#4A5E4F color codes

HEX	`#4A5E4F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 94, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, -11.01, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 12.59, 150.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.238, 10.026, 8.897)`
Decimal	`4873807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5E4F, 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 #4A5E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #4A5E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5e4f; }
.text { color: #4a5e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 94 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5e4f, #4a5e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A5E4F?: #4A5E4F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5E4F?: The RGB value is 74, 94, 79: 74 red, 94 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5E4F?: The complementary color is #5E4A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.