What color is #4C514B?

#4C514B is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C514B?

The RGB value is 76, 81, 75: 76 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C514B?

The complementary color is #504B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C514B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C514B color

#4C514B rgb(76, 81, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C514B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.8% green and 29.4% blue (76, 81, 75).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#4C514B color codes

HEX	`#4C514B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 81, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 31.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.84, -3.32, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.84, 4.36, 139.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.193, 7.929, 7.807)`
Decimal	`5001547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C514B, 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 #4C514B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C514B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #4C514B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c514b; }
.text { color: #4c514b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c514b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 81 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c514b, #4b514d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C514B?: #4C514B is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C514B?: The RGB value is 76, 81, 75: 76 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C514B?: The complementary color is #504B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C514B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.