What color is #4E4B4B?

#4E4B4B is a gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4B4B?

The RGB value is 78, 75, 75: 78 red, 75 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4B4B?

The complementary color is #4B4E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4B4B color

#4E4B4B rgb(78, 75, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4B4B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29.4% green and 29.4% blue (78, 75, 75).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#4E4B4B color codes

HEX	`#4E4B4B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 75, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, 1.24, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 1.31, 19.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.928, 7.16, 7.672)`
Decimal	`5131083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4B4B, 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 #4E4B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #4E4B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4b4b; }
.text { color: #4e4b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 75 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4b4b, #4e4d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4B4B?: #4E4B4B is a gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4B4B?: The RGB value is 78, 75, 75: 78 red, 75 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4B4B?: The complementary color is #4B4E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.