What color is #4E4857?

#4E4857 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4857?

The RGB value is 78, 72, 87: 78 red, 72 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4857?

The complementary color is #515748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4857 color

#4E4857 rgb(78, 72, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4857 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.2% green and 34.1% blue (78, 72, 87).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#4E4857 color codes

HEX	`#4E4857`
RGB	`rgb(78, 72, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, 5.86, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 9.89, 306.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.179, 6.943, 9.977)`
Decimal	`5130327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4857, 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 #4E4857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4E4857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4857; }
.text { color: #4e4857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 72 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4857, #564857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E4857?: #4E4857 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4857?: The RGB value is 78, 72, 87: 78 red, 72 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4857?: The complementary color is #515748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.