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4E504E

#4E504E closest to Subterrain Kingdom

#4E504E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(78, 80, 78)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 1% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black. #4E504E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.14:1.

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Variations of #4E504E

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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#4E504E 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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#4E504E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E504E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #504F4E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #50504E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #50504E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #504F4E
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F504E
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E504F
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E504F
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4F504F

#4E504E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.14:1 Very good#4E504E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#4E504E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E504E in CSS

/* Subterrain Kingdom */
.color { color: #4E504E; }
.background { background-color: #4E504E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E504E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 80 78);
color: hsl(120 1% 31%);
color: oklch(0.429 0.004 145.5);

#4E504E FAQ

What color is #4E504E?

#4E504E 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 #4E504E?

#4E504E is rgb(78, 80, 78) in RGB, hsl(120, 1%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E504E?

The complementary color of #4E504E is #504E50, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E504E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E504E: 8.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E504E a warm or cool color?

#4E504E is a neutral color.