What color is #4E5E76?

#4E5E76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5E76?

The RGB value is 78, 94, 118: 78 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5E76?

The complementary color is #76664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5E76 color

#4E5E76 rgb(78, 94, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5E76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.9% green and 46.3% blue (78, 94, 118).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#4E5E76 color codes

HEX	`#4E5E76`
RGB	`rgb(78, 94, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, 0.17, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 15.53, 270.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.414, 10.933, 18.698)`
Decimal	`5135990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5E76, 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 #4E5E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #4E5E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5e76; }
.text { color: #4e5e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 94 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5e76, #524e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5E76?: #4E5E76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5E76?: The RGB value is 78, 94, 118: 78 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5E76?: The complementary color is #76664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.