What color is #4E616F?

#4E616F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E616F?

The RGB value is 78, 97, 111: 78 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E616F?

The complementary color is #6F5C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E616F color

#4E616F rgb(78, 97, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E616F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (78, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#4E616F color codes

HEX	`#4E616F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, -3.58, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 10.88, 250.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.285, 11.316, 16.678)`
Decimal	`5136751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E616F, 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 #4E616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #4E616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e616f; }
.text { color: #4e616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e616f, #4e506f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E616F?: #4E616F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E616F?: The RGB value is 78, 97, 111: 78 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E616F?: The complementary color is #6F5C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.