What color is #4E5668?

#4E5668 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5668?

The RGB value is 78, 86, 104: 78 red, 86 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5668?

The complementary color is #68604E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5668 color

#4E5668 rgb(78, 86, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5668 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.7% green and 40.8% blue (78, 86, 104).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#4E5668 color codes

HEX	`#4E5668`
RGB	`rgb(78, 86, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 1.3, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 11.47, 276.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.968, 9.275, 14.412)`
Decimal	`5133928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5668, 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 #4E5668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #4E5668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5668; }
.text { color: #4e5668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 86 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5668, #534e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5668?: #4E5668 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5668?: The RGB value is 78, 86, 104: 78 red, 86 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5668?: The complementary color is #68604E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.