What color is #4E353B?

#4E353B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E353B?

The RGB value is 78, 53, 59: 78 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E353B?

The complementary color is #354E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E353B color

#4E353B rgb(78, 53, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E353B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (78, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#4E353B color codes

HEX	`#4E353B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 24%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.2, 12.26, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.2, 12.28, 3.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.204, 4.482, 4.728)`
Decimal	`5125435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E353B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e353b; }
.text { color: #4e353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e353b, #4e3c35); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4E353B?: #4E353B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E353B?: The RGB value is 78, 53, 59: 78 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E353B?: The complementary color is #354E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.