What color is #4E5459?

#4E5459 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5459?

The RGB value is 78, 84, 89: 78 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5459?

The complementary color is #59534E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5459 color

#4E5459 rgb(78, 84, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5459 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 34.9% blue (78, 84, 89).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#4E5459 color codes

HEX	`#4E5459`
RGB	`rgb(78, 84, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -1.23, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 3.93, 251.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.115, 8.681, 10.697)`
Decimal	`5133401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5459, 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 #4E5459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4E5459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5459; }
.text { color: #4e5459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 84 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5459, #4e4e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5459?: #4E5459 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5459?: The RGB value is 78, 84, 89: 78 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5459?: The complementary color is #59534E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.