Information about #4A5E5E color

#4A5E5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4A5E5E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 94, 94) — 29% red, 36.9% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 0 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4A5E5E reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fiord (#4B5A62). Slightly further away sit Compass (#4B5761) and Green Meets Blue (#455B58).

The recipe behind #4A5E5E is rgb(74, 94, 94), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A5E5E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A5E5E color variations

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

#4A5E5E 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 #4A5E5E

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

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Feldgrau color link
Feldgrau

#4D5D53

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A5E5E
  • RGB74, 94, 94
  • CMYK8, 0, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(74, 94, 94)
  • HSL180°, 12%, 33%
  • HSL Precise180°, 11.905%, 32.941%
  • HSV180°, 21%, 37%
  • HSB180°, 21%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.369, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.369, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.369, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A5E5E
  • DECIMAL ID4873822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01