What color is #4E5964?

#4E5964 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5964?

The RGB value is 78, 89, 100: 78 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5964?

The complementary color is #64594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5964 color

#4E5964 rgb(78, 89, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5964 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.9% green and 39.2% blue (78, 89, 100).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#4E5964 color codes

HEX	`#4E5964`
RGB	`rgb(78, 89, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, -1.6, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 7.92, 258.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.014, 9.684, 13.448)`
Decimal	`5134692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5964, 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 #4E5964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #4E5964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5964; }
.text { color: #4e5964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 89 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5964, #4e4e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5964?: #4E5964 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5964?: The RGB value is 78, 89, 100: 78 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5964?: The complementary color is #64594E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.