What color is #4C4E59?

#4C4E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4E59?

The RGB value is 76, 78, 89: 76 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4E59?

The complementary color is #59574C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4E59 color

#4C4E59 rgb(76, 78, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C4E59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (76, 78, 89).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#4C4E59 color codes

HEX	`#4C4E59`
RGB	`rgb(76, 78, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 30.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.36, 1.76, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.36, 6.95, 284.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.508, 7.706, 10.541)`
Decimal	`5000793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4E59, 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 #4C4E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #4C4E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4e59; }
.text { color: #4c4e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 78 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4e59, #504c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C4E59?: #4C4E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4E59?: The RGB value is 76, 78, 89: 76 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4E59?: The complementary color is #59574C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.