What color is #4D4A4D?

#4D4A4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4A4D?

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

What is the complementary color of #4D4A4D?

The complementary color is #4A4D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4A4D color

#4D4A4D rgb(77, 74, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4A4D is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4D4A4D color codes

HEX	`#4D4A4D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 74, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 29%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 1.89, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 2.32, 324.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.849, 7.011, 8.012)`
Decimal	`5065293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4A4D, 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 #4D4A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4D4A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4a4d; }
.text { color: #4d4a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 74 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4a4d, #4d4a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D4A4D?: #4D4A4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4A4D?: The RGB value is 77, 74, 77: 77 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4A4D?: The complementary color is #4A4D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.