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#4E464A closest to Dampened Black

#4E464A is a dark gray; the closest named color is Dampened Black. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.5% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(78, 70, 74)). Its HSL value is 330° hue, 5% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black. #4E464A is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.13:1.

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Variations of #4E464A

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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#4E464A 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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#4E464A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E464A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #48494A
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #46474A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #49474A
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #48494A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A484A
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F4647
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F4649
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A4849

#4E464A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.13:1 Very good#4E464A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#4E464A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E464A in CSS

/* Dampened Black */
.color { color: #4E464A; }
.background { background-color: #4E464A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E464A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 70 74);
color: hsl(330 5% 29%);
color: oklch(0.404 0.013 345.9);

#4E464A FAQ

What color is #4E464A?

#4E464A is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E464A?

#4E464A is rgb(78, 70, 74) in RGB, hsl(330, 5%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E464A?

The complementary color of #4E464A is #464E4A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E464A?

White text has the best contrast on #4E464A: 9.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E464A a warm or cool color?

#4E464A is a neutral color.