What color is #4D504E?

#4D504E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D504E?

The RGB value is 77, 80, 78: 77 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D504E?

The complementary color is #504D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D504E color

#4D504E rgb(77, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (77, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#4D504E color codes

HEX	`#4D504E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 4%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.7, -1.65, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.7, 1.81, 155.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.304, 7.865, 8.34)`
Decimal	`5066830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D504E, 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 #4D504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4D504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d504e; }
.text { color: #4d504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d504e, #4d5050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D504E?: #4D504E is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D504E?: The RGB value is 77, 80, 78: 77 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D504E?: The complementary color is #504D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.