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#4E554F closest to Heavy Charcoal

#4E554F is a dark gray; the closest named color is Heavy Charcoal. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 31.0% blue (rgb(78, 85, 79)). Its HSL value is 129° hue, 4% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. #4E554F is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.67:1.

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Variations of #4E554F

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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#4E554F 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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#4E554F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E554F 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 #54534F
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #55544F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #53544F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #54534F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #52544F
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4D5553
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4E5551
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #525452

#4E554F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.67:1 Very good#4E554F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#4E554F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E554F in CSS

/* Heavy Charcoal */
.color { color: #4E554F; }
.background { background-color: #4E554F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E554F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 85 79);
color: hsl(129 4% 32%);
color: oklch(0.441 0.013 149.6);

#4E554F FAQ

What color is #4E554F?

#4E554F is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E554F?

#4E554F is rgb(78, 85, 79) in RGB, hsl(129, 4%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E554F?

The complementary color of #4E554F is #554E54, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E554F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E554F: 7.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E554F a warm or cool color?

#4E554F is a neutral color.