What color is #4C5458?

#4C5458 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5458?

The RGB value is 76, 84, 88: 76 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5458?

The complementary color is #58504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5458 color

#4C5458 rgb(76, 84, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C5458 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.9% green and 34.5% blue (76, 84, 88).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#4C5458 color codes

HEX	`#4C5458`
RGB	`rgb(76, 84, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 14%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.17, -2.23, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.17, 4.07, 236.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.912, 8.582, 10.47)`
Decimal	`5002328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5458, 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 #4C5458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4C5458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5458; }
.text { color: #4c5458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 84 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5458, #4c4e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C5458?: #4C5458 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5458?: The RGB value is 76, 84, 88: 76 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5458?: The complementary color is #58504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.