What color is #4E4147?

#4E4147 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4147?

The RGB value is 78, 65, 71: 78 red, 65 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4147?

The complementary color is #414E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4147 color

#4E4147 rgb(78, 65, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4147 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 27.8% blue (78, 65, 71).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#4E4147 color codes

HEX	`#4E4147`
RGB	`rgb(78, 65, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 25.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 6.78, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 6.96, 347.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.169, 5.855, 6.765)`
Decimal	`5128519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4147, 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 #4E4147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4E4147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4147; }
.text { color: #4e4147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 65 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4147, #4e4241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E4147?: #4E4147 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4147?: The RGB value is 78, 65, 71: 78 red, 65 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4147?: The complementary color is #414E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.