What color is #4B504C?

#4B504C is a gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B504C?

The RGB value is 75, 80, 76: 75 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B504C?

The complementary color is #504B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B504C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B504C color

#4B504C rgb(75, 80, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B504C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.4% green and 29.8% blue (75, 80, 76).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#4B504C color codes

HEX	`#4B504C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 80, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.47, -2.9, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.47, 3.34, 150.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.075, 7.755, 7.96)`
Decimal	`4935756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B504C, 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 #4B504C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B504C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #4B504C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b504c; }
.text { color: #4b504c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b504c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 80 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b504c, #4b504f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B504C?: #4B504C is a gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B504C?: The RGB value is 75, 80, 76: 75 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B504C?: The complementary color is #504B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B504C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.