What color is #4E5B4F?

#4E5B4F is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5B4F?

The RGB value is 78, 91, 79: 78 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5B4F?

The complementary color is #5B4E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5B4F color

#4E5B4F rgb(78, 91, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5B4F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 35.7% green and 31% blue (78, 91, 79).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#4E5B4F color codes

HEX	`#4E5B4F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 91, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 35.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, -7.69, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 9.31, 145.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.294, 9.666, 8.824)`
Decimal	`5135183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5B4F, 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 #4E5B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #4E5B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5b4f; }
.text { color: #4e5b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 91 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5b4f, #4e5b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4E5B4F?: #4E5B4F is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5B4F?: The RGB value is 78, 91, 79: 78 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5B4F?: The complementary color is #5B4E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.