What color is #4E555B?

#4E555B is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E555B?

The RGB value is 78, 85, 91: 78 red, 85 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E555B?

The complementary color is #5B544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E555B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E555B color

#4E555B rgb(78, 85, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E555B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.3% green and 35.7% blue (78, 85, 91).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#4E555B color codes

HEX	`#4E555B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 85, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, -1.37, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 4.64, 252.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.278, 8.872, 11.172)`
Decimal	`5133659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E555B, 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 #4E555B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E555B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #4E555B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e555b; }
.text { color: #4e555b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e555b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 85 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e555b, #4e4f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E555B?: #4E555B is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E555B?: The RGB value is 78, 85, 91: 78 red, 85 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E555B?: The complementary color is #5B544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E555B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.