What color is #4C5650?

#4C5650 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5650?

The RGB value is 76, 86, 80: 76 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5650?

The complementary color is #564C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5650 color

#4C5650 rgb(76, 86, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C5650 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (76, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#4C5650 color codes

HEX	`#4C5650`
RGB	`rgb(76, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 12%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.54, -5.28, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.54, 5.71, 157.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.756, 8.771, 8.872)`
Decimal	`5002832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5650, 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 #4C5650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4C5650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5650; }
.text { color: #4c5650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5650, #4c5655); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C5650?: #4C5650 is a gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5650?: The RGB value is 76, 86, 80: 76 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5650?: The complementary color is #564C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.