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#4E4656 Black Magic

#4E4656 is a dark gray named Black Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.5% green and 33.7% blue (rgb(78, 70, 86)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 10% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. #4E4656 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.00:1.

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Variations of #4E4656

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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#4E4656 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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#4E4656 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E4656 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 #454955
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #444957
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #464856
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #454955
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #484856
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D484B
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E4751
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A484D

#4E4656 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.00:1 Very good#4E4656 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#4E4656 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E4656 in CSS

/* Black Magic */
.color { color: #4E4656; }
.background { background-color: #4E4656; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E4656; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 70 86);
color: hsl(270 10% 31%);
color: oklch(0.408 0.028 307.7);

#4E4656 FAQ

What color is #4E4656?

#4E4656 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Black Magic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E4656?

#4E4656 is rgb(78, 70, 86) in RGB, hsl(270, 10%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 66%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E4656?

The complementary color of #4E4656 is #4E5646, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E4656?

White text has the best contrast on #4E4656: 9.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E4656 a warm or cool color?

#4E4656 is a neutral color.