What color is #4E656F?

#4E656F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E656F?

The RGB value is 78, 101, 111: 78 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E656F?

The complementary color is #6F584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E656F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E656F color

#4E656F rgb(78, 101, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E656F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 39.6% green and 43.5% blue (78, 101, 111).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#4E656F color codes

HEX	`#4E656F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 101, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 39.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 9%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, -5.97, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 10.33, 234.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.664, 12.074, 16.805)`
Decimal	`5137775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E656F, 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 #4E656F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E656F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #4E656F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e656f; }
.text { color: #4e656f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e656f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 101 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e656f, #4e546f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E656F?: #4E656F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E656F?: The RGB value is 78, 101, 111: 78 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E656F?: The complementary color is #6F584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E656F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.