What color is #4B514A?

#4B514A is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B514A?

The RGB value is 75, 81, 74: 75 red, 81 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B514A?

The complementary color is #504A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B514A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B514A color

#4B514A rgb(75, 81, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B514A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.8% green and 29% blue (75, 81, 74).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4B514A color codes

HEX	`#4B514A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 81, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, -3.94, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 5.13, 140.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.08, 7.875, 7.624)`
Decimal	`4936010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B514A, 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 #4B514A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B514A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4B514A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b514a; }
.text { color: #4b514a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b514a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 81 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b514a, #4a514d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B514A?: #4B514A is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B514A?: The RGB value is 75, 81, 74: 75 red, 81 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B514A?: The complementary color is #504A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B514A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.