What color is #4E514F?

#4E514F is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E514F?

The RGB value is 78, 81, 79: 78 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E514F?

The complementary color is #514E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E514F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E514F color

#4E514F rgb(78, 81, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E514F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 31% blue (78, 81, 79).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4E514F color codes

HEX	`#4E514F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 81, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 4%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, -1.65, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 1.81, 155.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.495, 8.069, 8.558)`
Decimal	`5132623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E514F, 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 #4E514F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E514F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #4E514F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e514f; }
.text { color: #4e514f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e514f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 81 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e514f, #4e5151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E514F?: #4E514F is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E514F?: The RGB value is 78, 81, 79: 78 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E514F?: The complementary color is #514E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E514F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.