Color #4B484B

#4B484B falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 72, 75) — 29.4% red, 28.2% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B484B is a muted, almost neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Thriller (#4B464B). Slightly further away sit Volcanic Ash (#484849) and Transformer (#4F484B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(75, 72, 75)), which gives #4B484B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B484B: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #4B484B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.