What color is #4B5857?

#4B5857 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5857?

The RGB value is 75, 88, 87: 75 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5857?

The complementary color is #584B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5857 color

#4B5857 rgb(75, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B5857 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (75, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#4B5857 color codes

HEX	`#4B5857`
RGB	`rgb(75, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, -5.28, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 5.4, 192.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.111, 9.163, 10.356)`
Decimal	`4937815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5857, 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 #4B5857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #4B5857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5857; }
.text { color: #4b5857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5857, #4b5258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4B5857?: #4B5857 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5857?: The RGB value is 75, 88, 87: 75 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5857?: The complementary color is #584B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.