What color is #4E4E5D?

#4E4E5D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E5D?

The RGB value is 78, 78, 93: 78 red, 78 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E5D?

The complementary color is #5D5D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4E5D color

#4E4E5D rgb(78, 78, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4E5D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 36.5% blue (78, 78, 93).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#4E4E5D color codes

HEX	`#4E4E5D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 78, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 30.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, 3.5, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 9.43, 291.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.842, 7.859, 11.458)`
Decimal	`5131869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4E5D, 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 #4E4E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4E4E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4e5d; }
.text { color: #4e4e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 78 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4e5d, #564e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E4E5D?: #4E4E5D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4E5D?: The RGB value is 78, 78, 93: 78 red, 78 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4E5D?: The complementary color is #5D5D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.