What color is #4E4F5C?

#4E4F5C 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 #4E4F5C?

The RGB value is 78, 79, 92: 78 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4F5C?

The complementary color is #5C5B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4F5C color

#4E4F5C rgb(78, 79, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4F5C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31% green and 36.1% blue (78, 79, 92).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#4E4F5C color codes

HEX	`#4E4F5C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 79, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.95, 2.62, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.95, 8.16, 288.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.869, 7.984, 11.25)`
Decimal	`5132124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4F5C, 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 #4E4F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #4E4F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4f5c; }
.text { color: #4e4f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 79 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4f5c, #544e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E4F5C?: #4E4F5C 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 #4E4F5C?: The RGB value is 78, 79, 92: 78 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4F5C?: The complementary color is #5C5B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.