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#4E4E49 Subterrain Kingdom

#4E4E49 is a dark gray named Subterrain Kingdom. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(78, 78, 73)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 3% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black. #4E4E49 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.37:1.

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Variations of #4E4E49

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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#4E4E49 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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#4E4E49 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E4E49 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F4E49
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F4E49
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F4E49
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F4E49
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F4E49
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F4D4D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E4E4B
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4E4E4E
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4E4E4D

#4E4E49 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.37:1 Very good#4E4E49 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#4E4E49 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E4E49 in CSS

/* Subterrain Kingdom */
.color { color: #4E4E49; }
.background { background-color: #4E4E49; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E4E49; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 78 73);
color: hsl(60 3% 30%);
color: oklch(0.422 0.008 106.7);

#4E4E49 FAQ

What color is #4E4E49?

#4E4E49 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E49?

#4E4E49 is rgb(78, 78, 73) in RGB, hsl(60, 3%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E49?

The complementary color of #4E4E49 is #49494E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E4E49?

White text has the best contrast on #4E4E49: 8.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E4E49 a warm or cool color?

#4E4E49 is a neutral color.