What color is #4E6D79?

#4E6D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E6D79?

The RGB value is 78, 109, 121: 78 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E6D79?

The complementary color is #795A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E6D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E6D79 color

#4E6D79 rgb(78, 109, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E6D79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (78, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#4E6D79 color codes

HEX	`#4E6D79`
RGB	`rgb(78, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, -7.98, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 13, 232.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.061, 13.937, 20.14)`
Decimal	`5139833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E6D79, 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 #4E6D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E6D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #4E6D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e6d79; }
.text { color: #4e6d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e6d79, #4e5779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E6D79?: #4E6D79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E6D79?: The RGB value is 78, 109, 121: 78 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E6D79?: The complementary color is #795A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E6D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.