What color is #4C605F?

#4C605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C605F?

The RGB value is 76, 96, 95: 76 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C605F?

The complementary color is #604C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C605F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C605F color

#4C605F rgb(76, 96, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C605F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 37.6% green and 37.3% blue (76, 96, 95).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#4C605F color codes

HEX	`#4C605F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 96, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 37.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, -7.77, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 8.01, 193.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.228, 10.728, 12.409)`
Decimal	`5005407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C605F, 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 #4C605F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C605F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4C605F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c605f; }
.text { color: #4c605f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c605f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 96 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c605f, #4c5760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C605F?: #4C605F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C605F?: The RGB value is 76, 96, 95: 76 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C605F?: The complementary color is #604C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C605F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.