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#4E545D closest to Trout

#4E545D is a dark gray; the closest named color is Trout. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 36.5% blue (rgb(78, 84, 93)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 9% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #4E545D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.64:1.

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Variations of #4E545D

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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#4E545D 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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#4E545D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E545D 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 #50535D
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #51545D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #50545D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #50535D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F535D
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4A5657
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D555A
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #525456

#4E545D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.64:1 Very good#4E545D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#4E545D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E545D in CSS

/* Trout */
.color { color: #4E545D; }
.background { background-color: #4E545D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E545D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 84 93);
color: hsl(216 9% 34%);
color: oklch(0.444 0.017 258.4);

#4E545D FAQ

What color is #4E545D?

#4E545D is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Trout. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E545D?

#4E545D is rgb(78, 84, 93) in RGB, hsl(216, 9%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E545D?

The complementary color of #4E545D is #5D574E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E545D?

White text has the best contrast on #4E545D: 7.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E545D a warm or cool color?

#4E545D is a neutral color.