Information about #4E4D51 color

#4E4D51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E4D51 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 77, 81) — 30.6% red, 30.2% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 2 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #4E4D51 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shadowy Lavender (#4E4A4E) and Basalt (#524E50).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 77, 81) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4E4D51 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E4D51 color variations

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

#4E4D51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#939298

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White

#FFFFFF

#4E4D51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E3D41

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#2E2E30

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#1F1E20

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Black

#000000

#4E4D51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#57565A

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#616064

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#757576

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Grey

#808080

#4E4D51 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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#4E4D51 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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#50514D
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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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#4E514D
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#51504D
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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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#514E4D
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#4D514E
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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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#514D50
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#50514D
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#4D514E
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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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#514D4E
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#50514D
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#4D5150
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Nearest named colors to #4E4D51

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

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

#4E4D51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E4D51
  • RGB78, 77, 81
  • CMYK1, 2, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(78, 77, 81)
  • HSL255°, 3%, 31%
  • HSL Precise255°, 2.532%, 30.98%
  • HSV255°, 5%, 32%
  • HSB255°, 5%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.302, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.302, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.302, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E4D51
  • DECIMAL ID5131601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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