What color is #4E4A58?

#4E4A58 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 #4E4A58?

The RGB value is 78, 74, 88: 78 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4A58?

The complementary color is #54584A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4A58 color

#4E4A58 rgb(78, 74, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4A58 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29% green and 34.5% blue (78, 74, 88).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#4E4A58 color codes

HEX	`#4E4A58`
RGB	`rgb(78, 74, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.31, 4.82, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.31, 9.05, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.352, 7.222, 10.237)`
Decimal	`5130840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4A58, 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 #4E4A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4E4A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4a58; }
.text { color: #4e4a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 74 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4a58, #554a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4A58?: #4E4A58 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 #4E4A58?: The RGB value is 78, 74, 88: 78 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4A58?: The complementary color is #54584A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.