What color is #4A6474?

#4A6474 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6474?

The RGB value is 74, 100, 116: 74 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6474?

The complementary color is #745A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6474 color

#4A6474 rgb(74, 100, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A6474 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.2% green and 45.5% blue (74, 100, 116).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#4A6474 color codes

HEX	`#4A6474`
RGB	`rgb(74, 100, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -5.29, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 13.19, 246.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.533, 11.831, 18.248)`
Decimal	`4875380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6474, 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 #4A6474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #4A6474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6474; }
.text { color: #4a6474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 100 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6474, #4a4f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4A6474?: #4A6474 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6474?: The RGB value is 74, 100, 116: 74 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6474?: The complementary color is #745A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.