What color is #4A5E7A?

#4A5E7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5E7A?

The RGB value is 74, 94, 122: 74 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5E7A?

The complementary color is #7A664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5E7A color

#4A5E7A rgb(74, 94, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A5E7A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 36.9% green and 47.8% blue (74, 94, 122).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#4A5E7A color codes

HEX	`#4A5E7A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 94, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 36.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 23%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, 0.08, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 18.18, 270.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.338, 10.866, 19.961)`
Decimal	`4873850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5E7A, 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 #4A5E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A5E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #4A5E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5e7a; }
.text { color: #4a5e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 94 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5e7a, #4e4a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A5E7A?: #4A5E7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5E7A?: The RGB value is 74, 94, 122: 74 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5E7A?: The complementary color is #7A664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.