What color is #4A6570?

#4A6570 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6570?

The RGB value is 74, 101, 112: 74 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6570?

The complementary color is #70554A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6570 color

#4A6570 rgb(74, 101, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6570 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.6% green and 43.9% blue (74, 101, 112).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#4A6570 color codes

HEX	`#4A6570`
RGB	`rgb(74, 101, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.11, -7, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.11, 11.72, 233.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.401, 11.933, 17.081)`
Decimal	`4875632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6570, 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 #4A6570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #4A6570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6570; }
.text { color: #4a6570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 101 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6570, #4a5270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6570?: #4A6570 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6570?: The RGB value is 74, 101, 112: 74 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6570?: The complementary color is #70554A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.