What color is #4C444E?

#4C444E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C444E?

The RGB value is 76, 68, 78: 76 red, 68 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C444E?

The complementary color is #464E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C444E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C444E color

#4C444E rgb(76, 68, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C444E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 26.7% green and 30.6% blue (76, 68, 78).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#4C444E color codes

HEX	`#4C444E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 68, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 26.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 13%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, 5.54, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 7.3, 319.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.423, 6.221, 8.069)`
Decimal	`4998222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C444E, 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 #4C444E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C444E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4C444E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c444e; }
.text { color: #4c444e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c444e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 68 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c444e, #4e444b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4C444E?: #4C444E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C444E?: The RGB value is 76, 68, 78: 76 red, 68 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C444E?: The complementary color is #464E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C444E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.