Barren Boulder Around Bemoaning

#4d484c RGB(77,72,76)

About this color

Barren Boulder Around Bemoaning occupies the dark, achromatic end of the grey spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4d484c — RGB(77, 72, 76).

#4d484cRGB(77, 72, 76)

HSL 312° · 3% saturation · 29% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Barren Boulder Around Bemoaning
HEX
#4d484c
RGB
rgb(77,72,76)
RGB%
rgb(30.2%,28.2%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(312,3%,29%)
HSV
hsv(312,6%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,6,1,70)
LAB
lab(31,3,-2)
LCH
lch(31,4,326)
sRGB
(0.302,0.282,0.298)
HEX8
#4d484cff
CSS Name
Decimal
077072076

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
3%
Hue
312°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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