What color is #4C5952?

#4C5952 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5952?

The RGB value is 76, 89, 82: 76 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5952?

The complementary color is #594C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5952 color

#4C5952 rgb(76, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C5952 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (76, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#4C5952 color codes

HEX	`#4C5952`
RGB	`rgb(76, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, -6.64, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 7.05, 160.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.076, 9.29, 9.349)`
Decimal	`5003602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5952, 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 #4C5952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4C5952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5952; }
.text { color: #4c5952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5952, #4c5959); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C5952?: #4C5952 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5952?: The RGB value is 76, 89, 82: 76 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5952?: The complementary color is #594C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.