Color swatch image showing Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) with RGB(78,84,82) values

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) Color Information

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) RGB value is (78, 84, 82). The hex color red value is 78, green is 84, and blue is 82. Its HSL format shows a hue of 160°, saturation of 4 percent, and lightness of 32 percent. The CMYK process values are 7 percent, 0 percent, 2 percent, 67 percent.

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Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) Color Meaning

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) embodies grounded neutrality, understated strength, and visual stability. This dark grey shade encourages focus, composed decision-making, and practical insight. Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) psychologically supports discipline, resilience, and non-distracting calm. In Western culture, Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) signifies professionalism, durability, and timeless elegance. Eastern symbolism links it to groundedness, stability, and enduring energy. Fengshui interprets this darker neutral as anchoring, harmonizing spaces, and balancing stronger accent colors. Spiritually, Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) resonates with the Root Chakra, promoting stability, inner calm, and practical grounding. Designers use this dark grey for structural elements, textiles, and modern interiors, offering depth, subtlety, and sophisticated neutrality. Its muted dark tone communicates reliability without dominance.

Color Conversion

Convert Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#4E5452
RGB
rgb(78, 84, 82)
HSL
hsl(160°, 4%, 32%)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 67%)
HSV
hsv(160°, 7%, 33%)
XYZ
7.8352 8.5695 9.2238
Yxy
8.5695 0.3057 0.3344
Hunter Lab
29.2737 -0.0843 0.0092
CIE-Lab
35.1419 -2.8319 0.3384

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red78 / 255 (31%)
31%
Green84 / 255 (33%)
33%
Blue82 / 255 (32%)
32%

CMYK Values

Cyan7 / 100 (7%)
Magenta0 / 100 (0%)
Yellow2 / 100 (2%)
Key (Black)67 / 100 (67%)
67%

Color Variations

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#4E5452

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

7.74:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

7.74:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

7.74:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #4E5452 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452)

protanopia

#515152

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #4E5452;

Text Color

color: #4E5452;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #4E5452;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E545240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #4E5452;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4E5452 0%, #303433 100%);

Traffic Grey B (#4E5452) Color FAQs

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