What color is #4B4C55?

#4B4C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4C55?

The RGB value is 75, 76, 85: 75 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4C55?

The complementary color is #55544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4C55 color

#4B4C55 rgb(75, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (75, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#4B4C55 color codes

HEX	`#4B4C55`
RGB	`rgb(75, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 1.66, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 5.69, 287)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.125, 7.321, 9.63)`
Decimal	`4934741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4C55, 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 #4B4C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4B4C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4c55; }
.text { color: #4b4c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4c55, #4f4b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B4C55?: #4B4C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4C55?: The RGB value is 75, 76, 85: 75 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4C55?: The complementary color is #55544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.