Information about #4C4E52 color

#4C4E52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C4E52 falls into the Azure Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 78, 82) — 29.8% red, 30.6% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4C4E52 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Abbey (#4C4F56) and Half Grey Friars (#4F5255).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(76, 78, 82)), which gives #4C4E52 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C4E52: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C4E52 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C4E52 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4C4E52 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4C4E52

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C4E52
  • RGB76, 78, 82
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(76, 78, 82)
  • HSL220°, 4%, 31%
  • HSL Precise220°, 3.797%, 30.98%
  • HSV220°, 7%, 32%
  • HSB220°, 7%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.306, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.306, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.306, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C4E52
  • DECIMAL ID5000786
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01