What color is #4E5348?

#4E5348 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5348?

The RGB value is 78, 83, 72: 78 red, 83 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5348?

The complementary color is #4D4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5348 color

#4E5348 rgb(78, 83, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5348 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.5% green and 28.2% blue (78, 83, 72).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#4E5348 color codes

HEX	`#4E5348`
RGB	`rgb(78, 83, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.55, -4.33, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.55, 7.21, 126.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.405, 8.274, 7.337)`
Decimal	`5133128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5348, 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 #4E5348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #4E5348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5348; }
.text { color: #4e5348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 83 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5348, #495348); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E5348?: #4E5348 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5348?: The RGB value is 78, 83, 72: 78 red, 83 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5348?: The complementary color is #4D4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.