What color is #4D4A44?

#4D4A44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4A44?

The RGB value is 77, 74, 68: 77 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4A44?

The complementary color is #44474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4A44 color

#4D4A44 rgb(77, 74, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4A44 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (77, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#4D4A44 color codes

HEX	`#4D4A44`
RGB	`rgb(77, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 12%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, 0.01, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 4.03, 89.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.553, 6.893, 6.453)`
Decimal	`5065284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4A44, 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 #4D4A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #4D4A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4a44; }
.text { color: #4d4a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4a44, #4b4d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D4A44?: #4D4A44 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4A44?: The RGB value is 77, 74, 68: 77 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4A44?: The complementary color is #44474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.