What color is #4C505C?

#4C505C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C505C?

The RGB value is 76, 80, 92: 76 red, 80 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C505C?

The complementary color is #5C584C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C505C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C505C color

#4C505C rgb(76, 80, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C505C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.4% green and 36.1% blue (76, 80, 92).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#4C505C color codes

HEX	`#4C505C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 80, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 31.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, 1.24, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 7.65, 279.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.78, 8.046, 11.266)`
Decimal	`5001308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C505C, 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 #4C505C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C505C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #4C505C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c505c; }
.text { color: #4c505c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c505c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 80 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c505c, #504c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C505C?: #4C505C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C505C?: The RGB value is 76, 80, 92: 76 red, 80 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C505C?: The complementary color is #5C584C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C505C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.