What color is #4B534D?

#4B534D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B534D?

The RGB value is 75, 83, 77: 75 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B534D?

The complementary color is #534B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B534D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B534D color

#4B534D rgb(75, 83, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B534D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.5% green and 30.2% blue (75, 83, 77).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#4B534D color codes

HEX	`#4B534D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 83, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, -4.52, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 5.13, 151.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.334, 8.218, 8.22)`
Decimal	`4936525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B534D, 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 #4B534D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B534D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4B534D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b534d; }
.text { color: #4b534d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b534d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 83 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b534d, #4b5351); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B534D?: #4B534D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B534D?: The RGB value is 75, 83, 77: 75 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B534D?: The complementary color is #534B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B534D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.