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#4A514B — Stone Grey

#4A514B is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4A514B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4A514B is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #50494F; it also sits naturally between #4B5049 and #49504E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4A514B · RGB 74, 81, 75

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Color values

HEX#4A514B
RGB74, 81, 75
HSL129°, 5%, 30%
HSV129°, 9%, 32%
CMYK9%, 0%, 7%, 68%
XYZ7.04, 7.85, 7.80
Yxy7.85, 0.3102, 0.3460
CIE-Lab33.67, -4.13, 2.57
Hunter Lab28.02, -2.74, 1.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 32% · Blue 29%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 68%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4A514B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4A514B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4A514B

.text { color: #4A514B; }
.background { background-color: #4A514B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4A514B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(74, 81, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 5%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4A514B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(74, 81, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4A514B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(74, 81, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4A514B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4A514B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4A514B

#414842#3D433E#353B36#303631#292E2A#222522#1D201E#161816#111311#0A0B0A

Tints of #4A514B

#5A635B#68736A#79867B#89948B#9CA59D#AFB6B0#BFC5C0#D1D6D2#E2E4E2#F4F5F4

Tones of #4A514B

#49504A#49504A#4A4F4B#4B4E4B#4C4D4C#4C4D4C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50494F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.17:1 AAA
Against black text2.57:1 Fails

Best text color on #4A514B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4A514B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4A514B: ·

How #4A514B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #4D4D4CDeuteranopia · #4D4C4DTritanopia · #4A4E4E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4A514B rather than the exact color:

Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C
Ruby Whisper
#FFF5F5 · #F7D6D0 · #E2B4BD · #4A4A4A
Palette Faf6e9
#FAF6E9 · #ECE8D9 · #FFFDF6 · #494949
Palette Faf7f0
#FAF7F0 · #D8D2C2 · #B17457 · #4A4947
Palette 4b5945
#4B5945 · #66785F · #91AC8F · #B2C9AD
Palette 1a3636
#1A3636 · #40534C · #677D6A · #D6BD98

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#4C4C4C#4A4A4A#494949#4A4947#4B5945#40534C#40514E#4F4A45#464F41#45474B#534E52#3F4E4F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4A514A  ·  #4A514C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4A514B?

#4A514B is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 74, 81, 75). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4A514B?

#4A514B is RGB 74, 81, 75 — HSL 129°, 5%, 30% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 7%, 68%.

What colors go with #4A514B?

Its complement is #50494F; analogous partners are #4B5049 and #49504E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4A514B for text?

White text on #4A514B has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.