What color is #4A6971?

#4A6971 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6971?

The RGB value is 74, 105, 113: 74 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6971?

The complementary color is #71524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6971 color

#4A6971 rgb(74, 105, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6971 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (74, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#4A6971 color codes

HEX	`#4A6971`
RGB	`rgb(74, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.39, -9.07, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.39, 12.16, 221.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.855, 12.751, 17.509)`
Decimal	`4876657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6971, 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 #4A6971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #4A6971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6971; }
.text { color: #4a6971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6971, #4a5571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6971?: #4A6971 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6971?: The RGB value is 74, 105, 113: 74 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6971?: The complementary color is #71524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.