What color is #4D4E45?

#4D4E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4E45?

The RGB value is 77, 78, 69: 77 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4E45?

The complementary color is #46454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4E45 color

#4D4E45 rgb(77, 78, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4E45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (77, 78, 69).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#4D4E45 color codes

HEX	`#4D4E45`
RGB	`rgb(77, 78, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 30.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, -2.28, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 5.67, 113.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.859, 7.456, 6.707)`
Decimal	`5066309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4E45, 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 #4D4E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4D4E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4e45; }
.text { color: #4d4e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 78 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4e45, #484e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D4E45?: #4D4E45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4E45?: The RGB value is 77, 78, 69: 77 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4E45?: The complementary color is #46454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.