What color is #4E5148?

#4E5148 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5148?

The RGB value is 78, 81, 72: 78 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5148?

The complementary color is #4B4851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5148 color

#4E5148 rgb(78, 81, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5148 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 28.2% blue (78, 81, 72).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4E5148 color codes

HEX	`#4E5148`
RGB	`rgb(78, 81, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -3.11, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 5.79, 122.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 7.972, 7.286)`
Decimal	`5132616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5148, 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 #4E5148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #4E5148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5148; }
.text { color: #4e5148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 81 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5148, #4a5148); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E5148?: #4E5148 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5148?: The RGB value is 78, 81, 72: 78 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5148?: The complementary color is #4B4851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.