What color is #4B4D50?

#4B4D50 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4D50?

The RGB value is 75, 77, 80: 75 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4D50?

The complementary color is #504E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4D50 color

#4B4D50 rgb(75, 77, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4D50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.2% green and 31.4% blue (75, 77, 80).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#4B4D50 color codes

HEX	`#4B4D50`
RGB	`rgb(75, 77, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.66, -0.14, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.66, 2.06, 266.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.003, 7.383, 8.644)`
Decimal	`4934992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4D50, 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 #4B4D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #4B4D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4d50; }
.text { color: #4b4d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 77 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4d50, #4c4b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B4D50?: #4B4D50 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4D50?: The RGB value is 75, 77, 80: 75 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4D50?: The complementary color is #504E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.