What color is #4C424F?

#4C424F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C424F?

The RGB value is 76, 66, 79: 76 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C424F?

The complementary color is #454F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C424F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C424F color

#4C424F rgb(76, 66, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C424F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 25.9% green and 31% blue (76, 66, 79).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#4C424F color codes

HEX	`#4C424F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 66, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 25.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.41, 7.06, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.41, 9.42, 318.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.34, 5.998, 8.219)`
Decimal	`4997711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C424F, 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 #4C424F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C424F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4C424F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c424f; }
.text { color: #4c424f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c424f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 66 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c424f, #4f424b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C424F?: #4C424F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C424F?: The RGB value is 76, 66, 79: 76 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C424F?: The complementary color is #454F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C424F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.