What color is #4D4C52?

#4D4C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4C52?

The RGB value is 77, 76, 82: 77 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4C52?

The complementary color is #51524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4C52 color

#4D4C52 rgb(77, 76, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4C52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (77, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#4D4C52 color codes

HEX	`#4D4C52`
RGB	`rgb(77, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 7%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, 1.75, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 3.82, 297.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.168, 7.356, 9.023)`
Decimal	`5065810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4C52, 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 #4D4C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #4D4C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4c52; }
.text { color: #4d4c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4c52, #504c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4D4C52?: #4D4C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4C52?: The RGB value is 77, 76, 82: 77 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4C52?: The complementary color is #51524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.