What color is #4D5655?

#4D5655 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5655?

The RGB value is 77, 86, 85: 77 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5655?

The complementary color is #564D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5655 color

#4D5655 rgb(77, 86, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5655 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.7% green and 33.3% blue (77, 86, 85).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#4D5655 color codes

HEX	`#4D5655`
RGB	`rgb(77, 86, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -3.77, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 3.82, 189.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.028, 8.889, 9.885)`
Decimal	`5068373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5655, 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 #4D5655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #4D5655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5655; }
.text { color: #4d5655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 86 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5655, #4d5356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D5655?: #4D5655 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5655?: The RGB value is 77, 86, 85: 77 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5655?: The complementary color is #564D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.