What color is #4E5159?

#4E5159 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5159?

The RGB value is 78, 81, 89: 78 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5159?

The complementary color is #59564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5159 color

#4E5159 rgb(78, 81, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5159 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.8% green and 34.9% blue (78, 81, 89).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Isolation (#494D55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#4E5159 color codes

HEX	`#4E5159`
RGB	`rgb(78, 81, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, 0.64, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 5.13, 277.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.887, 8.226, 10.621)`
Decimal	`5132633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5159, 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 #4E5159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #4E5159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5159; }
.text { color: #4e5159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 81 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5159, #514e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5159?: #4E5159 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5159?: The RGB value is 78, 81, 89: 78 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5159?: The complementary color is #59564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.