What color is #4B4545?

#4B4545 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4545?

The RGB value is 75, 69, 69: 75 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4545?

The complementary color is #454B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4545 color

#4B4545 rgb(75, 69, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4545 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.1% green and 27.1% blue (75, 69, 69).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#4B4545 color codes

HEX	`#4B4545`
RGB	`rgb(75, 69, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 2.53, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 2.69, 19.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.104, 6.182, 6.501)`
Decimal	`4932933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4545, 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 #4B4545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4B4545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4545; }
.text { color: #4b4545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 69 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4545, #4b4845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4B4545?: #4B4545 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4545?: The RGB value is 75, 69, 69: 75 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4545?: The complementary color is #454B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.