What color is #4E5E79?

#4E5E79 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 #4E5E79?

The RGB value is 78, 94, 121: 78 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5E79?

The complementary color is #79694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5E79 color

#4E5E79 rgb(78, 94, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5E79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 36.9% green and 47.5% blue (78, 94, 121).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#4E5E79 color codes

HEX	`#4E5E79`
RGB	`rgb(78, 94, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 36.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.59, 1.02, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.59, 17.21, 273.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.595, 11.005, 19.651)`
Decimal	`5135993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5E79, 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 #4E5E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #4E5E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5e79; }
.text { color: #4e5e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 94 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5e79, #534e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5E79?: #4E5E79 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 #4E5E79?: The RGB value is 78, 94, 121: 78 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5E79?: The complementary color is #79694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.