What color is #4B564E?

#4B564E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B564E?

The RGB value is 75, 86, 78: 75 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B564E?

The complementary color is #564B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B564E color

#4B564E rgb(75, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B564E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (75, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#4B564E color codes

HEX	`#4B564E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, -6.12, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 6.9, 152.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.604, 8.701, 8.485)`
Decimal	`4937294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B564E, 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 #4B564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4B564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b564e; }
.text { color: #4b564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b564e, #4b5654); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B564E?: #4B564E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B564E?: The RGB value is 75, 86, 78: 75 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B564E?: The complementary color is #564B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.