What color is #4B4B49?

#4B4B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4B49?

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

What is the complementary color of #4B4B49?

The complementary color is #49494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4B49 color

#4B4B49 rgb(75, 75, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4B49 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4B4B49 color codes

HEX	`#4B4B49`
RGB	`rgb(75, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, -0.43, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 1.27, 109.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.62, 7.009, 7.306)`
Decimal	`4934473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4B49, 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 #4B4B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4B4B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4b49; }
.text { color: #4b4b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4b49, #4a4b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4B4B49?: #4B4B49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4B49?: The RGB value is 75, 75, 73: 75 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4B49?: The complementary color is #49494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.