What color is #4C4A51?

#4C4A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4A51?

The RGB value is 76, 74, 81: 76 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4A51?

The complementary color is #4F514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4A51 color

#4C4A51 rgb(76, 74, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C4A51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 29% green and 31.8% blue (76, 74, 81).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#4C4A51 color codes

HEX	`#4C4A51`
RGB	`rgb(76, 74, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 29%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, 2.38, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 4.53, 301.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.914, 7.028, 8.775)`
Decimal	`4999761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4A51, 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 #4C4A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4C4A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4a51; }
.text { color: #4c4a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 74 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4a51, #504a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4C4A51?: #4C4A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4A51?: The RGB value is 76, 74, 81: 76 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4A51?: The complementary color is #4F514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.