What color is #4D5256?

#4D5256 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5256?

The RGB value is 77, 82, 86: 77 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5256?

The complementary color is #56514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5256 color

#4D5256 rgb(77, 82, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5256 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.2% green and 33.7% blue (77, 82, 86).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#4D5256 color codes

HEX	`#4D5256`
RGB	`rgb(77, 82, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 32.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, -1.08, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 3.21, 250.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.757, 8.284, 9.993)`
Decimal	`5067350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5256, 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 #4D5256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #4D5256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5256; }
.text { color: #4d5256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 82 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5256, #4d4e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D5256?: #4D5256 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5256?: The RGB value is 77, 82, 86: 77 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5256?: The complementary color is #56514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.