What color is #4C544D?

#4C544D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C544D?

The RGB value is 76, 84, 77: 76 red, 84 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C544D?

The complementary color is #544C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C544D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C544D color

#4C544D rgb(76, 84, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C544D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.9% green and 30.2% blue (76, 84, 77).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#4C544D color codes

HEX	`#4C544D`
RGB	`rgb(76, 84, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, -4.72, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 5.6, 147.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.49, 8.413, 8.249)`
Decimal	`5002317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C544D, 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 #4C544D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C544D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #4C544D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c544d; }
.text { color: #4c544d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c544d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 84 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c544d, #4c5451); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C544D?: #4C544D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C544D?: The RGB value is 76, 84, 77: 76 red, 84 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C544D?: The complementary color is #544C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C544D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.