What color is #4B504E?

#4B504E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B504E?

The RGB value is 75, 80, 78: 75 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B504E?

The complementary color is #504B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B504E color

#4B504E rgb(75, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (75, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#4B504E color codes

HEX	`#4B504E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.53, -2.46, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.53, 2.5, 168.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.145, 7.783, 8.332)`
Decimal	`4935758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B504E, 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 #4B504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #4B504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b504e; }
.text { color: #4b504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b504e, #4b5050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B504E?: #4B504E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B504E?: The RGB value is 75, 80, 78: 75 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B504E?: The complementary color is #504B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.