What color is #4E505A?

#4E505A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E505A?

The RGB value is 78, 80, 90: 78 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E505A?

The complementary color is #5A584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E505A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E505A color

#4E505A rgb(78, 80, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E505A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 35.3% blue (78, 80, 90).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#4E505A color codes

HEX	`#4E505A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 80, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, 1.5, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 6.3, 283.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.856, 8.095, 10.82)`
Decimal	`5132378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E505A, 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 #4E505A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E505A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #4E505A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e505a; }
.text { color: #4e505a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e505a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 80 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e505a, #524e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E505A?: #4E505A is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E505A?: The RGB value is 78, 80, 90: 78 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E505A?: The complementary color is #5A584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E505A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.