What color is #4E4347?

#4E4347 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4347?

The RGB value is 78, 67, 71: 78 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4347?

The complementary color is #434E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4347 color

#4E4347 rgb(78, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4347 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (78, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#4E4347 color codes

HEX	`#4E4347`
RGB	`rgb(78, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, 5.5, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 5.54, 352.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.286, 6.089, 6.804)`
Decimal	`5129031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4347, 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 #4E4347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4E4347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4347; }
.text { color: #4e4347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4347, #4e4443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4347?: #4E4347 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4347?: The RGB value is 78, 67, 71: 78 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4347?: The complementary color is #434E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.