What color is #4E5E51?

#4E5E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5E51?

The RGB value is 78, 94, 81: 78 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5E51?

The complementary color is #5E4E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5E51 color

#4E5E51 rgb(78, 94, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5E51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (78, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#4E5E51 color codes

HEX	`#4E5E51`
RGB	`rgb(78, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 17%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.23, -9.04, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.23, 10.54, 149.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.629, 10.219, 9.301)`
Decimal	`5135953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5E51, 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 #4E5E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4E5E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5e51; }
.text { color: #4e5e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5e51, #4e5e59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5E51?: #4E5E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5E51?: The RGB value is 78, 94, 81: 78 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5E51?: The complementary color is #5E4E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.