What color is #4D514D?

#4D514D is a gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D514D?

The RGB value is 77, 81, 77: 77 red, 81 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D514D?

The complementary color is #514D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D514D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D514D color

#4D514D rgb(77, 81, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D514D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.8% green and 30.2% blue (77, 81, 77).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#4D514D color codes

HEX	`#4D514D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 81, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, -2.48, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 3.06, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.342, 7.998, 8.177)`
Decimal	`5067085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D514D, 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 #4D514D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D514D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #4D514D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d514d; }
.text { color: #4d514d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d514d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 81 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d514d, #4d514f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D514D?: #4D514D is a gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D514D?: The RGB value is 77, 81, 77: 77 red, 81 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D514D?: The complementary color is #514D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D514D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.