What color is #4E6C6B?

#4E6C6B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6C6B?

The RGB value is 78, 108, 107: 78 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6C6B?

The complementary color is #6C4E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6C6B color

#4E6C6B rgb(78, 108, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6C6B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42.4% green and 42% blue (78, 108, 107).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#4E6C6B color codes

HEX	`#4E6C6B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 108, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 42.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, -11.08, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 11.47, 195.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.157, 13.406, 15.907)`
Decimal	`5139563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6C6B, 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 #4E6C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #4E6C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6c6b; }
.text { color: #4e6c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 108 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6c6b, #4e5e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E6C6B?: #4E6C6B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6C6B?: The RGB value is 78, 108, 107: 78 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6C6B?: The complementary color is #6C4E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.