What color is #4C525F?

#4C525F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C525F?

The RGB value is 76, 82, 95: 76 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C525F?

The complementary color is #5F594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C525F color

#4C525F rgb(76, 82, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C525F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (76, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#4C525F color codes

HEX	`#4C525F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 0.74, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 8.4, 275.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.063, 8.397, 12.02)`
Decimal	`5001823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C525F, 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 #4C525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4C525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c525f; }
.text { color: #4c525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c525f, #504c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C525F?: #4C525F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C525F?: The RGB value is 76, 82, 95: 76 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C525F?: The complementary color is #5F594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.