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4E554B

#4E554B closest to Masala

#4E554B is a dark gray; the closest named color is Masala. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (rgb(78, 85, 75)). Its HSL value is 102° hue, 6% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black. #4E554B is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.71:1.

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Variations of #4E554B

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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#4E554B 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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#4E554B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E554B 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 #55534B
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #56534A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #54544B
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #55534B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #53534B
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4E5452
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E554E
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #525351

#4E554B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.71:1 Very good#4E554B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#4E554B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E554B in CSS

/* Masala */
.color { color: #4E554B; }
.background { background-color: #4E554B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E554B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 85 75);
color: hsl(102 6% 31%);
color: oklch(0.440 0.018 136.2);

#4E554B FAQ

What color is #4E554B?

#4E554B is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Masala. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E554B?

#4E554B is rgb(78, 85, 75) in RGB, hsl(102, 6%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E554B?

The complementary color of #4E554B is #524B55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E554B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E554B: 7.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E554B a warm or cool color?

#4E554B is a neutral color.