What color is #4C514E?

#4C514E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C514E?

The RGB value is 76, 81, 78: 76 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C514E?

The complementary color is #514C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C514E color

#4C514E rgb(76, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C514E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (76, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 3% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#4C514E color codes

HEX	`#4C514E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 3%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 6%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, -2.67, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 2.88, 158.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.298, 7.971, 8.36)`
Decimal	`5001550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C514E, 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 #4C514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #4C514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c514e; }
.text { color: #4c514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c514e, #4c5151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C514E?: #4C514E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C514E?: The RGB value is 76, 81, 78: 76 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C514E?: The complementary color is #514C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.