What color is #4D4F4C?

#4D4F4C is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4F4C?

The RGB value is 77, 79, 76: 77 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4F4C?

The complementary color is #4E4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4F4C color

#4D4F4C rgb(77, 79, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4F4C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31% green and 29.8% blue (77, 79, 76).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 2% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#4D4F4C color codes

HEX	`#4D4F4C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 79, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 2%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 4%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.33, -1.46, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.33, 2.08, 134.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.161, 7.692, 7.943)`
Decimal	`5066572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4F4C, 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 #4D4F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #4D4F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4f4c; }
.text { color: #4d4f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 79 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4f4c, #4c4f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D4F4C?: #4D4F4C is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4F4C?: The RGB value is 77, 79, 76: 77 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4F4C?: The complementary color is #4E4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.