What color is #4B504F?

#4B504F 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 #4B504F?

The RGB value is 75, 80, 79: 75 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B504F?

The complementary color is #504B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B504F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B504F color

#4B504F rgb(75, 80, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B504F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.4% green and 31% blue (75, 80, 79).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#4B504F color codes

HEX	`#4B504F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 80, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, -2.23, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 2.24, 182.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.181, 7.798, 8.522)`
Decimal	`4935759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B504F, 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 #4B504F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B504F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #4B504F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b504f; }
.text { color: #4b504f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b504f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 80 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b504f, #4b4f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B504F?: #4B504F 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 #4B504F?: The RGB value is 75, 80, 79: 75 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B504F?: The complementary color is #504B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B504F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.