What color is #4C4551?

#4C4551 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4551?

The RGB value is 76, 69, 81: 76 red, 69 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4551?

The complementary color is #4A5145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4551 color

#4C4551 rgb(76, 69, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C4551 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.1% green and 31.8% blue (76, 69, 81).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#4C4551 color codes

HEX	`#4C4551`
RGB	`rgb(76, 69, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, 5.58, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 8.26, 312.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.594, 6.387, 8.668)`
Decimal	`4998481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4551, 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 #4C4551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4C4551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4551; }
.text { color: #4c4551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 69 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4551, #514550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4C4551?: #4C4551 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4551?: The RGB value is 76, 69, 81: 76 red, 69 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4551?: The complementary color is #4A5145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.