What color is #4E5A68?

#4E5A68 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 #4E5A68?

The RGB value is 78, 90, 104: 78 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5A68?

The complementary color is #685C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5A68 color

#4E5A68 rgb(78, 90, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5A68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 35.3% green and 40.8% blue (78, 90, 104).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#4E5A68 color codes

HEX	`#4E5A68`
RGB	`rgb(78, 90, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 35.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, -1.18, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 9.64, 262.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.296, 9.931, 14.521)`
Decimal	`5134952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5A68, 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 #4E5A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #4E5A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5a68; }
.text { color: #4e5a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 90 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5a68, #4f4e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5A68?: #4E5A68 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 #4E5A68?: The RGB value is 78, 90, 104: 78 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5A68?: The complementary color is #685C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.