What color is #4A6764?

#4A6764 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 #4A6764?

The RGB value is 74, 103, 100: 74 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6764?

The complementary color is #674A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6764 color

#4A6764 rgb(74, 103, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6764 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.4% green and 39.2% blue (74, 103, 100).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#4A6764 color codes

HEX	`#4A6764`
RGB	`rgb(74, 103, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.34, -11.3, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.34, 11.44, 188.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.974, 12.076, 13.859)`
Decimal	`4876132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6764, 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 #4A6764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #4A6764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6764; }
.text { color: #4a6764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 103 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6764, #4a5c67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6764?: #4A6764 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 #4A6764?: The RGB value is 74, 103, 100: 74 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6764?: The complementary color is #674A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.