What color is #4E5266?

#4E5266 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5266?

The RGB value is 78, 82, 102: 78 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5266?

The complementary color is #66624E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5266 color

#4E5266 rgb(78, 82, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5266 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.2% green and 40% blue (78, 82, 102).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#4E5266 color codes

HEX	`#4E5266`
RGB	`rgb(78, 82, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, 3.28, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 12.52, 285.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.557, 8.613, 13.78)`
Decimal	`5132902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5266, 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 #4E5266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #4E5266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5266; }
.text { color: #4e5266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 82 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5266, #564e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5266?: #4E5266 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5266?: The RGB value is 78, 82, 102: 78 red, 82 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5266?: The complementary color is #66624E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.