What color is #4C5349?

#4C5349 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5349?

The RGB value is 76, 83, 73: 76 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5349?

The complementary color is #504953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5349 color

#4C5349 rgb(76, 83, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C5349 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.5% green and 28.6% blue (76, 83, 73).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#4C5349 color codes

HEX	`#4C5349`
RGB	`rgb(76, 83, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, -4.96, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 6.98, 135.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.276, 8.204, 7.502)`
Decimal	`5002057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5349, 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 #4C5349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #4C5349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5349; }
.text { color: #4c5349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 83 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5349, #49534b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4C5349?: #4C5349 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5349?: The RGB value is 76, 83, 73: 76 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5349?: The complementary color is #504953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.