What color is #4B494D?

#4B494D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B494D?

The RGB value is 75, 73, 77: 75 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B494D?

The complementary color is #4B4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B494D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B494D color

#4B494D rgb(75, 73, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B494D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.6% green and 30.2% blue (75, 73, 77).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#4B494D color codes

HEX	`#4B494D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 73, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.34, 1.71, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.34, 2.7, 309.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.624, 6.797, 7.983)`
Decimal	`4933965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B494D, 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 #4B494D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B494D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4B494D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b494d; }
.text { color: #4b494d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b494d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 73 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b494d, #4d494d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4B494D?: #4B494D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B494D?: The RGB value is 75, 73, 77: 75 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B494D?: The complementary color is #4B4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B494D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.