What color is #4B4E56?

#4B4E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E56?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 86: 75 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E56?

The complementary color is #56534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E56 color

#4B4E56 rgb(75, 78, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4E56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 33.7% blue (75, 78, 86).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Isolation (#494D55), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#4B4E56 color codes

HEX	`#4B4E56`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.17, 0.64, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.17, 5.16, 277.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.305, 7.616, 9.888)`
Decimal	`4935254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E56, 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 #4B4E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #4B4E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e56; }
.text { color: #4b4e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e56, #4e4b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B4E56?: #4B4E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E56?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 86: 75 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E56?: The complementary color is #56534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.