What color is #4C474B?

#4C474B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C474B?

The RGB value is 76, 71, 75: 76 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C474B?

The complementary color is #474C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C474B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C474B color

#4C474B rgb(76, 71, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C474B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (76, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#4C474B color codes

HEX	`#4C474B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 7%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 2.95, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 3.37, 330.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.504, 6.551, 7.577)`
Decimal	`4998987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C474B, 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 #4C474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C474B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4C474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c474b; }
.text { color: #4c474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c474b, #4c4749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4C474B?: #4C474B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C474B?: The RGB value is 76, 71, 75: 76 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C474B?: The complementary color is #474C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C474B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.