What color is #4B4841?

#4B4841 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4841?

The RGB value is 75, 72, 65: 75 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4841?

The complementary color is #41444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4841 color

#4B4841 rgb(75, 72, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4841 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.2% green and 25.5% blue (75, 72, 65).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#4B4841 color codes

HEX	`#4B4841`
RGB	`rgb(75, 72, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.67, -0.18, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.67, 4.65, 92.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.173, 6.512, 5.932)`
Decimal	`4933697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4841, 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 #4B4841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #4B4841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4841; }
.text { color: #4b4841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 72 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4841, #494b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B4841?: #4B4841 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4841?: The RGB value is 75, 72, 65: 75 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4841?: The complementary color is #41444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.