What color is #4B5149?

#4B5149 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5149?

The RGB value is 75, 81, 73: 75 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5149?

The complementary color is #4F4951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5149 color

#4B5149 rgb(75, 81, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5149 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.8% green and 28.6% blue (75, 81, 73).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#4B5149 color codes

HEX	`#4B5149`
RGB	`rgb(75, 81, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, -4.15, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 5.68, 136.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.046, 7.862, 7.448)`
Decimal	`4936009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5149, 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 #4B5149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4B5149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5149; }
.text { color: #4b5149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 81 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5149, #49514b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B5149?: #4B5149 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5149?: The RGB value is 75, 81, 73: 75 red, 81 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5149?: The complementary color is #4F4951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.