What color is #4C4E4E?

#4C4E4E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4E4E?

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

What is the complementary color of #4C4E4E?

The complementary color is #4E4C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4E4E color

#4C4E4E rgb(76, 78, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C4E4E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#4C4E4E color codes

HEX	`#4C4E4E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 78, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 30.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33, -0.81, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33, 0.86, 199.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.08, 7.535, 8.288)`
Decimal	`5000782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4E4E, 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 #4C4E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #4C4E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4e4e; }
.text { color: #4c4e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 78 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4e4e, #4c4d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4C4E4E?: #4C4E4E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4E4E?: The RGB value is 76, 78, 78: 76 red, 78 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4E4E?: The complementary color is #4E4C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.