What color is #4A6C6A?

#4A6C6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6C6A?

The RGB value is 74, 108, 106: 74 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6C6A?

The complementary color is #6C4A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6C6A color

#4A6C6A rgb(74, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A6C6A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (74, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#4A6C6A color codes

HEX	`#4A6C6A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, -12.64, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 12.94, 192.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.787, 13.221, 15.616)`
Decimal	`4877418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6C6A, 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 #4A6C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #4A6C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6c6a; }
.text { color: #4a6c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6c6a, #4a5d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4A6C6A?: #4A6C6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6C6A?: The RGB value is 74, 108, 106: 74 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6C6A?: The complementary color is #6C4A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.