What color is #4D5859?

#4D5859 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 #4D5859?

The RGB value is 77, 88, 89: 77 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5859?

The complementary color is #594E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5859 color

#4D5859 rgb(77, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5859 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (77, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#4D5859 color codes

HEX	`#4D5859`
RGB	`rgb(77, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, -4.06, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 4.54, 206.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.353, 9.278, 10.8)`
Decimal	`5068889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5859, 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 #4D5859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4D5859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5859; }
.text { color: #4d5859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5859, #4d5259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D5859?: #4D5859 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 #4D5859?: The RGB value is 77, 88, 89: 77 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5859?: The complementary color is #594E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.