What color is #4E4957?

#4E4957 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4957?

The RGB value is 78, 73, 87: 78 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4957?

The complementary color is #525749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4957 color

#4E4957 rgb(78, 73, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4957 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.6% green and 34.1% blue (78, 73, 87).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#4E4957 color codes

HEX	`#4E4957`
RGB	`rgb(78, 73, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, 5.22, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 9.15, 304.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.244, 7.073, 9.999)`
Decimal	`5130583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4957, 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 #4E4957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4E4957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4957; }
.text { color: #4e4957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 73 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4957, #554957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4957?: #4E4957 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4957?: The RGB value is 78, 73, 87: 78 red, 73 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4957?: The complementary color is #525749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.