What color is #4E5059?

#4E5059 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5059?

The RGB value is 78, 80, 89: 78 red, 80 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5059?

The complementary color is #59574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5059 color

#4E5059 rgb(78, 80, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5059 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 34.9% blue (78, 80, 89).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#4E5059 color codes

HEX	`#4E5059`
RGB	`rgb(78, 80, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, 1.26, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 5.68, 282.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.813, 8.078, 10.597)`
Decimal	`5132377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5059, 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 #4E5059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4E5059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5059; }
.text { color: #4e5059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 80 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5059, #524e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5059?: #4E5059 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5059?: The RGB value is 78, 80, 89: 78 red, 80 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5059?: The complementary color is #59574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.