What color is #4A6161?

#4A6161 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6161?

The RGB value is 74, 97, 97: 74 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6161?

The complementary color is #614A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6161?

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.

#4A6161 color

#4A6161 rgb(74, 97, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6161 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 38% green and 38% blue (74, 97, 97).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4A6161 color codes

HEX	`#4A6161`
RGB	`rgb(74, 97, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 38%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.36, -8.57, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.36, 9.03, 198.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.256, 10.868, 12.917)`
Decimal	`4874593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6161, 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 #4A6161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6161 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 #4A6161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6161; }
.text { color: #4a6161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 97 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6161, #4a5661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6161?: #4A6161 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6161?: The RGB value is 74, 97, 97: 74 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6161?: The complementary color is #614A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6161?: 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.