What color is #4A6571?

#4A6571 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 #4A6571?

The RGB value is 74, 101, 113: 74 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6571?

The complementary color is #71564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6571 color

#4A6571 rgb(74, 101, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6571 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 39.6% green and 44.3% blue (74, 101, 113).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#4A6571 color codes

HEX	`#4A6571`
RGB	`rgb(74, 101, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 39.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, -6.72, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 12.02, 235.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.457, 11.955, 17.376)`
Decimal	`4875633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6571, 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 #4A6571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #4A6571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6571; }
.text { color: #4a6571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 101 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6571, #4a5271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6571?: #4A6571 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 #4A6571?: The RGB value is 74, 101, 113: 74 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6571?: The complementary color is #71564A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.