What color is #4E5461?

#4E5461 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5461?

The RGB value is 78, 84, 97: 78 red, 84 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5461?

The complementary color is #615B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5461 color

#4E5461 rgb(78, 84, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5461 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.9% green and 38% blue (78, 84, 97).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#4E5461 color codes

HEX	`#4E5461`
RGB	`rgb(78, 84, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.64, 0.73, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.64, 8.36, 275.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.469, 8.823, 12.564)`
Decimal	`5133409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5461, 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 #4E5461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #4E5461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5461; }
.text { color: #4e5461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 84 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5461, #524e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5461?: #4E5461 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5461?: The RGB value is 78, 84, 97: 78 red, 84 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5461?: The complementary color is #615B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.