#4A8280 Color

#4A8280 is rgb(74, 130, 128) in RGB and hsl(178, 27%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4A8280

HEX#4A8280

RGBrgb(74, 130, 128)

HSLhsl(178, 27%, 40%)

HSVhsv(178, 43%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.059 192.6)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 49%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4A8280 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A8280 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4A8280 Complementary#824A4C Analogous#4A8264 Analogous#4A6882 Triadic#804A82 Triadic#82804A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4A8280, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#599B99 #74AFAD #8EBEBC #A8CDCC #C1DCDB #DFECEC

Shades

#417170 #386160 #2F5150 #233E3D #1A2D2D #111D1D

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