What color is #4C4241?

#4C4241 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4241?

The RGB value is 76, 66, 65: 76 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4241?

The complementary color is #414B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4241 color

#4C4241 rgb(76, 66, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C4241 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 25.9% green and 25.5% blue (76, 66, 65).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#4C4241 color codes

HEX	`#4C4241`
RGB	`rgb(76, 66, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 25.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.94, 4.07, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.94, 4.62, 28.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.883, 5.815, 5.812)`
Decimal	`4997697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4241, 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 #4C4241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4C4241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4241; }
.text { color: #4c4241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 66 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4241, #4c4841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4C4241?: #4C4241 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4241?: The RGB value is 76, 66, 65: 76 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4241?: The complementary color is #414B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.