What color is #4D474A?

#4D474A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D474A?

The RGB value is 77, 71, 74: 77 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D474A?

The complementary color is #474D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D474A color

#4D474A rgb(77, 71, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D474A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (77, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#4D474A color codes

HEX	`#4D474A`
RGB	`rgb(77, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.83, 3.14, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.83, 3.27, 344.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.55, 6.579, 7.402)`
Decimal	`5064522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D474A, 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 #4D474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4D474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d474a; }
.text { color: #4d474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d474a, #4d4747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D474A?: #4D474A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D474A?: The RGB value is 77, 71, 74: 77 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D474A?: The complementary color is #474D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.