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#4E484E closest to Shady Character

#4E484E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Shady Character. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.2% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 72, 78)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 4% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #4E484E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.89:1.

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Variations of #4E484E

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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#4E484E 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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#4E484E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E484E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #494A4E
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #48494E
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #49494E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #494A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A494E
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E484A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E484C
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B494B

#4E484E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.89:1 Very good#4E484E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.36:1 Very poor#4E484E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E484E in CSS

/* Shady Character */
.color { color: #4E484E; }
.background { background-color: #4E484E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E484E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 72 78);
color: hsl(300 4% 29%);
color: oklch(0.410 0.013 325.8);

#4E484E FAQ

What color is #4E484E?

#4E484E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Shady Character. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E484E?

#4E484E is rgb(78, 72, 78) in RGB, hsl(300, 4%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E484E?

The complementary color of #4E484E is #484E48, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E484E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E484E: 8.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E484E a warm or cool color?

#4E484E is a neutral color.