What color is #4E6775?

#4E6775 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6775?

The RGB value is 78, 103, 117: 78 red, 103 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6775?

The complementary color is #755C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6775 color

#4E6775 rgb(78, 103, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6775 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.4% green and 45.9% blue (78, 103, 117).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#4E6775 color codes

HEX	`#4E6775`
RGB	`rgb(78, 103, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 33%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, -5.55, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 12.17, 242.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.202, 12.604, 18.669)`
Decimal	`5138293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6775, 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 #4E6775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #4E6775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6775; }
.text { color: #4e6775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 103 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6775, #4e5475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E6775?: #4E6775 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6775?: The RGB value is 78, 103, 117: 78 red, 103 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6775?: The complementary color is #755C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.