What color is #4E5F79?

#4E5F79 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 #4E5F79?

The RGB value is 78, 95, 121: 78 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5F79?

The complementary color is #79684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5F79 color

#4E5F79 rgb(78, 95, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E5F79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 37.3% green and 47.5% blue (78, 95, 121).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#4E5F79 color codes

HEX	`#4E5F79`
RGB	`rgb(78, 95, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 37.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.89, 0.41, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.89, 16.73, 271.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.684, 11.184, 19.681)`
Decimal	`5136249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5F79, 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 #4E5F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E5F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #4E5F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5f79; }
.text { color: #4e5f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 95 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5f79, #534e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5F79?: #4E5F79 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 #4E5F79?: The RGB value is 78, 95, 121: 78 red, 95 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5F79?: The complementary color is #79684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.