#4E4E50 Color

#4E4E50 is rgb(78, 78, 80) in RGB and hsl(240, 1%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#4E4E50

HEX#4E4E50

RGBrgb(78, 78, 80)

HSLhsl(240, 1%, 31%)

HSVhsv(240, 2%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.003 286.3)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 69%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E4E50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E4E50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E4E50 Complementary#50504E Analogous#4E4F50 Analogous#4F4E50 Triadic#504E4E Triadic#4E504E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E4E50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68686A #7E7E81 #98989A #AFAFB1 #C9C9CA #E0E0E1

Shades

#444446 #3A3A3B #303031 #282829 #1E1E1F #141415

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