What color is #4B5251?

#4B5251 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5251?

The RGB value is 75, 82, 81: 75 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5251?

The complementary color is #524B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5251 color

#4B5251 rgb(75, 82, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5251 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (75, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#4B5251 color codes

HEX	`#4B5251`
RGB	`rgb(75, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.24, -3.02, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.24, 3.04, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.404, 8.124, 8.961)`
Decimal	`4936273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5251, 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 #4B5251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4B5251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5251; }
.text { color: #4b5251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5251, #4b5052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B5251?: #4B5251 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5251?: The RGB value is 75, 82, 81: 75 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5251?: The complementary color is #524B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.