What color is #4D454E?

#4D454E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D454E?

The RGB value is 77, 69, 78: 77 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D454E?

The complementary color is #464E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D454E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D454E color

#4D454E rgb(77, 69, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D454E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (77, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#4D454E color codes

HEX	`#4D454E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.36, 5.3, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.36, 6.73, 321.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.564, 6.384, 8.093)`
Decimal	`5064014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D454E, 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 #4D454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D454E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4D454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d454e; }
.text { color: #4d454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d454e, #4e454b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D454E?: #4D454E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D454E?: The RGB value is 77, 69, 78: 77 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D454E?: The complementary color is #464E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D454E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.