What color is #4E596C?

#4E596C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E596C?

The RGB value is 78, 89, 108: 78 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E596C?

The complementary color is #6C614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E596C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E596C color

#4E596C rgb(78, 89, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E596C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 34.9% green and 42.4% blue (78, 89, 108).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#4E596C color codes

HEX	`#4E596C`
RGB	`rgb(78, 89, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 34.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 0.5, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 12.28, 272.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.42, 9.847, 15.589)`
Decimal	`5134700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E596C, 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 #4E596C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E596C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #4E596C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e596c; }
.text { color: #4e596c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e596c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 89 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e596c, #524e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E596C?: #4E596C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E596C?: The RGB value is 78, 89, 108: 78 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E596C?: The complementary color is #6C614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E596C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.