Information about #4C5251 color

#4C5251 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C5251 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 82, 81) — 29.8% red, 32.2% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4C5251 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Cape Cod (#4E5552). Slightly further away sit be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F) and Half Grey Friars (#4F5255).

The recipe behind #4C5251 is rgb(76, 82, 81), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C5251: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4C5251 color variations

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#4C5251 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 #4C5251

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

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C5251
  • RGB76, 82, 81
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(76, 82, 81)
  • HSL170°, 4%, 31%
  • HSL Precise170°, 3.797%, 30.98%
  • HSV170°, 7%, 32%
  • HSB170°, 7%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.322, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.322, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.322, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C5251
  • DECIMAL ID5001809
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01