What color is #4C4B4C?

#4C4B4C is a dark gray known as Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shady Character?

The RGB value is 76, 75, 76: 76 red, 75 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shady Character?

The complementary color is #4B4C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shady Character color: hex code #4C4B4C

#4C4B4C rgb(76, 75, 76)

Shades of gray

Shady Character has the hex code #4C4B4C. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 29.4% green and 29.8% blue (76, 75, 76).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

Shady Character (#4C4B4C) color codes

HEX	`#4C4B4C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 75, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 29.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, 0.63, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 0.77, 324.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.801, 7.09, 7.846)`
Decimal	`5000012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shady Character, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4C4B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4C4B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4b4c; }
.text { color: #4c4b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 75 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4b4c, #4c4b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #4C4B4C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4C4B4C?: #4C4B4C is a dark gray known as Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shady Character?: The RGB value is 76, 75, 76: 76 red, 75 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shady Character?: The complementary color is #4B4C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.