What color is #4A6976?

#4A6976 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 #4A6976?

The RGB value is 74, 105, 118: 74 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6976?

The complementary color is #76574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6976 color

#4A6976 rgb(74, 105, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A6976 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 41.2% green and 46.3% blue (74, 105, 118).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#4A6976 color codes

HEX	`#4A6976`
RGB	`rgb(74, 105, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 41.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.56, -7.69, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.56, 13.31, 234.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.145, 12.866, 19.032)`
Decimal	`4876662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6976, 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 #4A6976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #4A6976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6976; }
.text { color: #4a6976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 105 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6976, #4a5376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #4A6976?: #4A6976 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 #4A6976?: The RGB value is 74, 105, 118: 74 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6976?: The complementary color is #76574A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.