What color is #4E4E50?

#4E4E50 is a gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E50?

The RGB value is 78, 78, 80: 78 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E50?

The complementary color is #50504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4E50 color

#4E4E50 rgb(78, 78, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4E50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (78, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#4E4E50 color codes

HEX	`#4E4E50`
RGB	`rgb(78, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.24, 0.44, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.24, 1.26, 290.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.314, 7.648, 8.679)`
Decimal	`5131856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4E50, 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 #4E4E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #4E4E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4e50; }
.text { color: #4e4e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4e50, #4f4e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4E4E50?: #4E4E50 is a gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4E50?: The RGB value is 78, 78, 80: 78 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4E50?: The complementary color is #50504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.