Information about #4B4E51 color

#4B4E51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B4E51 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 78, 81) — 29.4% red, 30.6% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4B4E51 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 be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F). Slightly further away sit Abbey (#4C4F56) and Shadowy Lavender (#4E4A4E).

The recipe behind #4B4E51 is rgb(75, 78, 81), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B4E51: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 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.

#4B4E51 color variations

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

#4B4E51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4B4E51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4B4E51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4B4E51 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4B4E51 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #4B4E51

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

be Supernormal. Charcoal color link
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Cathedral color link
Cathedral

#4B4D4A

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

#4B4E51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B4E51
  • RGB75, 78, 81
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(75, 78, 81)
  • HSL210°, 4%, 31%
  • HSL Precise210°, 3.846%, 30.588%
  • HSV210°, 7%, 32%
  • HSB210°, 7%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.306, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.306, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.306, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B4E51
  • DECIMAL ID4935249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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