#4B5049 Hex Color

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Color Name

Ebony*

Hex Color Code

#4B5049

RGB Color Code

RGB(75, 80, 73)

CMYK Values*

6.2%, 0.0%, 8.8%, 68.6%

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#4B5049 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 4B5049?

The RGB color code for color number #4B5049 is RGB(75, 80, 73). In the RGB color model, #4B5049 has a red value of 75, a green value of 80, and a blue value of 73. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 6.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 8.8% yellow, and 68.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 102.9° (degrees), 4.6 % saturation, and 30.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #4B5049 has a hue of 102.9° (degrees), 8.8 % saturation and 31.4 % brightness/value.

Color 4B5049 is cool or warm?

Color 4B5049 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #4B5049? (For interior and product design)

4B5049 has an LRV of nearly 8. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#4B5049

LRV 8

Light Color

Compare LRV 8 of #4B5049 with dark and light color

Is #4B5049 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 4B5049 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #4B5049 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #4B5049

Hex triplet: #4B5049
Red: 4B
Green: 50
Blue: 49

RGBA / RGB rgb(75, 80, 73)

Red: 75 (29.4%)
Green: 80 (31.4%)
Blue: 73 (28.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 6.25%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 8.75%
Key: 68.63%

HSL hsl(102.86deg, 4.6 %, 30.0 %)

Hue: 102.86°
Saturation: 4.58 %
Lightness: 30.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 102.86°
Saturation: 8.75 %
Brightness / Value: 31.37 %

RYB ryb(129, 146, 153)

Red: 129 (50.8%)
Yellow: 146 (57.3%)
Blue: 153 (60.1%)

HWB

Hue: 102.86°
Whiteness: 28.63 %
Blackness: 68.63 %

CMY

Cyan: 70.59%
Magenta: 68.63%
Yellow: 71.37%

XYZ

X: 6.97
Y: 7.71
Z: 7.42

YXY

Y1: 7.71
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 33.38
A: -3.53
B: 3.43

CIE-Lch

L: 33.38
C: 4.92
H: 135.86

CIE-Luv

L: 33.38
U: -2.36
V: 4.6

Hunter-Lab

L: 27.77
A: -3.79
B: 3.59

Other

LRV: ~ 7.7 %
Munsell Color System: 7.8GY 3.2/1.2

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #4B5049

These are the named colors closest to hex 4B5049, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#555D50 Color Ebony

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#555555 Color Davy's gray

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#4D5D53 Color Feldgrau

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

#544F3D Color Olive drab Camouflage

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 4B5049.

#51534A Color PANTONE 418 C

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#504D4A Color PANTONE 10397 C

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

93.55% match | ΔE 6.45

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 4B5049.

#50574C Color PANTONE 19-0309 TCX - Thyme

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#56584C Color PANTONE 19-0312 TCX - Beetle

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#545244 Color PANTONE 19-0511 TCX - Grape Leaf

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#43544B Color PANTONE 19-5621 TCX - Cilantro

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 4B5049.

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#585C56 Color RAL 7010 - Tarpaulin Gray

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

#4C4A44 Color RAL 7022 - Umbra Gray

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#5D6058 Color RAL 7009 - Green Gray

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 4B5049.

#5A5C53 Color RAL 120 40 05 - English Green

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#595F57 Color RAL 140 40 05 - Stone Green

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#505050 Color RAL 000 35 00 - Briquette Grey

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

#45433B Color RAL 100 30 05 - Volcanic Stone Green

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 4B5049.

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

93.43% match | ΔE 6.57

#5E5F50 Color BS 12-B-25 - Thyme

93.25% match | ΔE 6.75

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

92.97% match | ΔE 7.03

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

Paint color for Hex #4B5049

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 4B5049 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 4B5049 once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Dunn-Edwards

#4D504B Color Iron River (DEA 176)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#4C5752 Color Black Spruce (DE 6308)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#555B53 Color Midnight Spruce (DE 6294)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#504E47 Color Renwick Brown (DET 630)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Sherwin Williams

#4E5147 Color Shade-Grown (SW 6188)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#484C49 Color Rock Bottom (SW 7062)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#424C44 Color Olympic Range (SW 7750)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#4D5346 Color Forestwood (SW 7730)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Farrow & Ball

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#45494C Color Railings (31)

93.31% match | ΔE 6.69

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Benjamin Moore

#565851 Color Ashwood Moss (1484)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#4B4B3F Color Fatigue Green (2140-10)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#545447 Color Tuscany Green (2140-20)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#4B4E4E Color Nightfall (1596)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

Behr

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Behr

#555A51 Color North Woods (N410-7)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#515A52 Color Alpine Trail (N420-7)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#505150 Color Space Black (N460-7)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#545554 Color Carbon Copy (PPU25-01)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

PPG Paints

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to PPG Paints

#50594F Color Evergreen Boughs (PPG1129-7)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#575957 Color Black Widow (PPG0997-7)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#525746 Color Castle Stone (PPG1128-7)

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#5B5A4D Color Osiris (PPG1031-7)

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

Valspar

Hex color 4B5049 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #4B5049 to Valspar

#4E5150 Color Muted Ebony (4008-2C)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#4C4B46 Color Vintage Frame (V142-6)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#585953 Color Sable Evening (5006-2C)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#4D4B41 Color Timber Green (8006-1G)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#4B5049 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

191B18

323531

4B5049

646B61

7D857A

979E94

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

504E49

4F5049

4B5049

49504B

49504E

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

4B5049

494B50

50494B

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

4B5049

494F50

4E4950

504B49

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

4B5049

5D615B

6F736D

81847F

939691

A5A7A4

B7B9B6

C9CAC8

DBDCDA

EDEDEC

FFFFFF

Ebony* - #4B5049 Tints

4B5049

434841

3C403A

343833

2D302B

252824

1E201D

161815

0F100E

070807

000000

Ebony* - #4B5049 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#4B5049

Ebony*

#4E4950

Quartz Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #4B5049?

Color that best contrast with #4B5049 is #4E4950, color name is Quartz Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.