#4A5565 Color

#4A5565 is rgb(74, 85, 101) in RGB, hsl(216, 15%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4A5565

HEX#4A5565

RGBrgb(74, 85, 101)

HSLhsl(216, 15%, 34%)

HSVhsv(216, 27%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.03 257.7)

LABlab(35.64% -1.43 -10.82)

LCHlch(35.64% 10.91 262.47)

What #4A5565 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4A5565, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Black Coral#54626FΔE 5.58 Independence#4C516DΔE 7.79 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 8.01 Iron Gray#555D61ΔE 8.14 Charcoal#36454FΔE 8.31 Cadet#536872ΔE 8.78

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#4A5565 Channel Values

How #4A5565 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 74 · G 85 · B 101	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 216° · S 15% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 216° · S 27% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.56:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4A5565 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4A5565

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4A5565; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4A5565

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4A5565 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4A5565

Protanopia#535365

Protanomaly#505465

Deuteranopia#525265

Deuteranomaly#4F5365

Tritanopia#475757

Tritanomaly#48565D

Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #4A5565 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4a5565: #4A5565;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4A5565;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4a5565': '#4A5565' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.333, blue: 0.396)

Android XML<color name="color_4a5565">#4A5565</color>

SVG fillfill="#4A5565"

More Blue Colors

#4A5565 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4a5d6b 483d8b 4b4bd8 4747ff 4b5d67 4682b4 4b61d1 46525d 4b9cd3 45b1e8 4c516d 456fa5 5dadec 7693ea 90a1b9 add9ff d0dceb eeeefc 00009e 00598a 09090b 173796 231e43 333399

#4A5565 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4A5565?

#4A5565 is a dark blue — rgb(74, 85, 101) in RGB and hsl(216, 15%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #4A5565?

#4A5565 is rgb(74, 85, 101) — red 74, green 85, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4A5565?

#4A5565 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 16%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4A5565 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4A5565 scores 7.56:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4A5565 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4A5565 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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