Grave-toned Bay circa Passing

#4e534c RGB(78,83,76)

About this color

Grave-toned Bay circa Passing is rendered by screens as RGB(78, 83, 76) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#4e534cRGB(78, 83, 76)

HSL 103° · 4% saturation · 31% 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
Grave-toned Bay circa Passing
HEX
#4e534c
RGB
rgb(78,83,76)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,32.5%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(103,4%,31%)
HSV
hsv(103,8%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,0,8,67)
LAB
lab(35,-4,3)
LCH
lch(35,5,143)
sRGB
(0.306,0.325,0.298)
HEX8
#4e534cff
CSS Name
Decimal
078083076

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
4%
Hue
103°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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