What color is #4A6460?

#4A6460 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6460?

The RGB value is 74, 100, 96: 74 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6460?

The complementary color is #644A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6460 color

#4A6460 rgb(74, 100, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6460 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.2% green and 37.6% blue (74, 100, 96).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#4A6460 color codes

HEX	`#4A6460`
RGB	`rgb(74, 100, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, -10.57, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 10.6, 184.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.492, 11.414, 12.767)`
Decimal	`4875360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6460, 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 #4A6460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #4A6460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6460; }
.text { color: #4a6460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 100 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6460, #4a5b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6460?: #4A6460 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6460?: The RGB value is 74, 100, 96: 74 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6460?: The complementary color is #644A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.