What color is #4E6969?

#4E6969 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6969?

The RGB value is 78, 105, 105: 78 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6969?

The complementary color is #694E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6969 color

#4E6969 rgb(78, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6969 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (78, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#4E6969 color codes

HEX	`#4E6969`
RGB	`rgb(78, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, -9.86, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 10.38, 198.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.742, 12.742, 15.255)`
Decimal	`5138793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6969, 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 #4E6969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #4E6969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6969; }
.text { color: #4e6969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6969, #4e5c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E6969?: #4E6969 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6969?: The RGB value is 78, 105, 105: 78 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6969?: The complementary color is #694E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.