What color is #4B4C40?

#4B4C40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4C40?

The RGB value is 75, 76, 64: 75 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4C40?

The complementary color is #41404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4C40 color

#4B4C40 rgb(75, 76, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4C40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 29.8% green and 25.1% blue (75, 76, 64).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#4B4C40 color codes

HEX	`#4B4C40`
RGB	`rgb(75, 76, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 29.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.89, -2.87, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.89, 7.58, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.411, 7.035, 5.87)`
Decimal	`4934720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4C40, 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 #4B4C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4B4C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4c40; }
.text { color: #4b4c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 76 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4c40, #454c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B4C40?: #4B4C40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4C40?: The RGB value is 75, 76, 64: 75 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4C40?: The complementary color is #41404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.