What color is #4D454B?

#4D454B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D454B?

The RGB value is 77, 69, 75: 77 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D454B?

The complementary color is #454D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D454B color

#4D454B rgb(77, 69, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D454B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (77, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#4D454B color codes

HEX	`#4D454B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.26, 4.64, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.26, 5.21, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.459, 6.342, 7.539)`
Decimal	`5064011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D454B, 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 #4D454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #4D454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d454b; }
.text { color: #4d454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d454b, #4d4547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D454B?: #4D454B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D454B?: The RGB value is 77, 69, 75: 77 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D454B?: The complementary color is #454D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.