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#4C656D closest to Silent Night

#4C656D is a medium gray; the closest named color is Silent Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(76, 101, 109)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 18% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. #4C656D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.20:1.

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Variations of #4C656D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4C656D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4C656D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4C656D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B5F6D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #60636D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B636D
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B5F6D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #57616D
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #416867
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #48666A
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5C6264

#4C656D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.20:1 Good#4C656D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.39:1 Poor#4C656D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4C656D in CSS

/* Silent Night */
.color { color: #4C656D; }
.background { background-color: #4C656D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4C656D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(76 101 109);
color: hsl(195 18% 36%);
color: oklch(0.490 0.032 219.4);

#4C656D FAQ

What color is #4C656D?

#4C656D is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Silent Night. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4C656D?

#4C656D is rgb(76, 101, 109) in RGB, hsl(195, 18%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4C656D?

The complementary color of #4C656D is #6D544C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4C656D?

White text has the best contrast on #4C656D: 6.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4C656D a warm or cool color?

#4C656D is a neutral color.