What color is #4D574F?

#4D574F is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D574F?

The RGB value is 77, 87, 79: 77 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D574F?

The complementary color is #574D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D574F color

#4D574F rgb(77, 87, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D574F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (77, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#4D574F color codes

HEX	`#4D574F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 11%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, -5.71, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 6.6, 149.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.88, 8.959, 8.71)`
Decimal	`5068623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D574F, 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 #4D574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #4D574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d574f; }
.text { color: #4d574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d574f, #4d5754); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D574F?: #4D574F is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D574F?: The RGB value is 77, 87, 79: 77 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D574F?: The complementary color is #574D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.