Waning Basalt up Grinding

#4b4d4c RGB(75,77,76)

About this color

Waning Basalt up Grinding is rendered by screens as RGB(75, 77, 76) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#4b4d4cRGB(75, 77, 76)

HSL 150° · 1% saturation · 30% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Waning Basalt up Grinding
HEX
#4b4d4c
RGB
rgb(75,77,76)
RGB%
rgb(29.4%,30.2%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(150,1%,30%)
HSV
hsv(150,3%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,1,70)
LAB
lab(33,-1,0)
LCH
lch(33,1,180)
sRGB
(0.294,0.302,0.298)
HEX8
#4b4d4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
075077076

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
1%
Hue
150°
Chroma
1
Temperature
WarmCool
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