What color is #4D4850?

#4D4850 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4850?

The RGB value is 77, 72, 80: 77 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4850?

The complementary color is #4B5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4850 color

#4D4850 rgb(77, 72, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4850 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 28.2% green and 31.4% blue (77, 72, 80).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#4D4850 color codes

HEX	`#4D4850`
RGB	`rgb(77, 72, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 28.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.33, 3.83, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.33, 5.54, 313.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.826, 6.792, 8.539)`
Decimal	`5064784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4850, 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 #4D4850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4D4850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4850; }
.text { color: #4d4850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 72 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4850, #50484f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D4850?: #4D4850 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4850?: The RGB value is 77, 72, 80: 77 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4850?: The complementary color is #4B5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.