The Boulder up Ebbing Corroding

#4c4a4d RGB(76,74,77)

About this color

The Boulder up Ebbing Corroding is rendered by screens as RGB(76, 74, 77) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#4c4a4dRGB(76, 74, 77)

HSL 280° · 2% 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
The Boulder up Ebbing Corroding
HEX
#4c4a4d
RGB
rgb(76,74,77)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,29%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(280,2%,30%)
HSV
hsv(280,4%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,4,0,70)
LAB
lab(32,1,-1)
LCH
lch(32,1,315)
sRGB
(0.298,0.29,0.302)
HEX8
#4c4a4dff
CSS Name
Decimal
076074077

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
2%
Hue
280°
Chroma
1
Temperature
WarmCool
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