What color is #4E6181?

#4E6181 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 #4E6181?

The RGB value is 78, 97, 129: 78 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6181?

The complementary color is #816E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6181 color

#4E6181 rgb(78, 97, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E6181 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (78, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#4E6181 color codes

HEX	`#4E6181`
RGB	`rgb(78, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.82, 1.5, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.82, 20.21, 274.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.378, 11.754, 22.434)`
Decimal	`5136769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6181, 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 #4E6181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #4E6181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6181; }
.text { color: #4e6181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6181, #544e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E6181?: #4E6181 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 #4E6181?: The RGB value is 78, 97, 129: 78 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6181?: The complementary color is #816E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.