What color is #4E5857?

#4E5857 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5857?

The RGB value is 78, 88, 87: 78 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5857?

The complementary color is #584E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5857 color

#4E5857 rgb(78, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5857 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (78, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#4E5857 color codes

HEX	`#4E5857`
RGB	`rgb(78, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.53, -4.14, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.53, 4.21, 190.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.352, 9.287, 10.368)`
Decimal	`5134423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5857, 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 #4E5857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #4E5857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5857; }
.text { color: #4e5857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5857, #4e5458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4E5857?: #4E5857 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5857?: The RGB value is 78, 88, 87: 78 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5857?: The complementary color is #584E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.