Information about #4A565B color

#4A565B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A565B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 86, 91) — 29% red, 33.7% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 2 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #4A565B sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Balderdash (#465659). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rusty Storage (#455859) and Compass (#4B5761).

The recipe behind #4A565B is rgb(74, 86, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4A565B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A565B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A565B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4A565B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4A565B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A565B
  • RGB74, 86, 91
  • CMYK7, 2, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(74, 86, 91)
  • HSL198°, 10%, 32%
  • HSL Precise197.647°, 10.303%, 32.353%
  • HSV198°, 19%, 36%
  • HSB198°, 19%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.337, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.337, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.337, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A565B
  • DECIMAL ID4871771
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01