What color is #4E554C?

#4E554C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E554C?

The RGB value is 78, 85, 76: 78 red, 85 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E554C?

The complementary color is #534C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E554C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E554C color

#4E554C rgb(78, 85, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E554C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 29.8% blue (78, 85, 76).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#4E554C color codes

HEX	`#4E554C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 85, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, -4.73, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 6.39, 137.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.695, 8.638, 8.098)`
Decimal	`5133644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E554C, 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 #4E554C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E554C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4E554C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e554c; }
.text { color: #4e554c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e554c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 85 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e554c, #4c554e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E554C?: #4E554C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E554C?: The RGB value is 78, 85, 76: 78 red, 85 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E554C?: The complementary color is #534C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E554C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.