What color is #4E4A45?

#4E4A45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4A45?

The RGB value is 78, 74, 69: 78 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4A45?

The complementary color is #45494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4A45?

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.

#4E4A45 color

#4E4A45 rgb(78, 74, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4A45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29% green and 27.1% blue (78, 74, 69).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4E4A45 color codes

HEX	`#4E4A45`
RGB	`rgb(78, 74, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.69, 0.64, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.69, 3.63, 79.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.665, 6.947, 6.619)`
Decimal	`5130821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4A45, 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 #4E4A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4A45 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 #4E4A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4a45; }
.text { color: #4e4a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 74 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4a45, #4d4e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4E4A45?: #4E4A45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4A45?: The RGB value is 78, 74, 69: 78 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4A45?: The complementary color is #45494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4A45?: 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.