What color is #4A5E5A?

#4A5E5A 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 #4A5E5A?

The RGB value is 74, 94, 90: 74 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5E5A?

The complementary color is #5E4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5E5A color

#4A5E5A rgb(74, 94, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A5E5A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.9% green and 35.3% blue (74, 94, 90).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#4A5E5A color codes

HEX	`#4A5E5A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 94, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.2, -8.52, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.2, 8.52, 181.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.672, 10.199, 11.183)`
Decimal	`4873818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5E5A, 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 #4A5E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #4A5E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5e5a; }
.text { color: #4a5e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 94 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5e5a, #4a585e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A5E5A?: #4A5E5A 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 #4A5E5A?: The RGB value is 74, 94, 90: 74 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5E5A?: The complementary color is #5E4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.