#4E8497 Color

#4E8497 is rgb(78, 132, 151) in RGB and hsl(196, 32%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4E8497

HEX#4E8497

RGBrgb(78, 132, 151)

HSLhsl(196, 32%, 45%)

HSVhsv(196, 48%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.064 222.6)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 13%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E8497 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E8497 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E8497 Complementary#97624E Analogous#4E9786 Analogous#4E5F97 Triadic#974E84 Triadic#84974E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E8497, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6199AE #78A8BA #93BAC8 #ABC9D4 #C6DAE2 #DDE9EE

Shades

#447283 #39616F #2F4F5B #26404A #1C2F36 #111D22

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