What color is #4E454B?

#4E454B 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 #4E454B?

The RGB value is 78, 69, 75: 78 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E454B?

The complementary color is #454E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E454B color

#4E454B rgb(78, 69, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E454B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (78, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#4E454B color codes

HEX	`#4E454B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.36, 5.05, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.36, 5.51, 336.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.54, 6.384, 7.543)`
Decimal	`5129547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E454B, 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 #4E454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4E454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e454b; }
.text { color: #4e454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e454b, #4e4546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E454B?: #4E454B 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 #4E454B?: The RGB value is 78, 69, 75: 78 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E454B?: The complementary color is #454E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.