What color is #4E4A4F?

#4E4A4F is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4A4F?

The RGB value is 78, 74, 79: 78 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4A4F?

The complementary color is #4B4F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4A4F color

#4E4A4F rgb(78, 74, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4A4F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29% green and 31% blue (78, 74, 79).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#4E4A4F color codes

HEX	`#4E4A4F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 74, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.99, 2.74, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.99, 3.62, 319.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.002, 7.082, 8.394)`
Decimal	`5130831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4A4F, 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 #4E4A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #4E4A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4a4f; }
.text { color: #4e4a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 74 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4a4f, #4f4a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4A4F?: #4E4A4F is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4A4F?: The RGB value is 78, 74, 79: 78 red, 74 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4A4F?: The complementary color is #4B4F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.