All About Color #4E5156

#4E5156

About #4E5156

#4E5156 is a dark gray color with the hex code #4E5156. In RGB it is red 78, green 81, blue 86; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 5%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 9%, 6%, 0%, 66%. Its contrast ratio is 7.97:1 on white and 2.64:1 on black.

#4E5156 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 51, 56
CMYK9.30%, 5.81%, 0.00%, 66.27%
RGB Decimal78, 81, 86
HSL218°, 5%, 32%
RGB Octal116, 121, 126
HSV (HSB)217.50°, 9.30%, 33.73%
RGB Binary1001110, 1010001, 1010110
CIE-L*AB34.35, -0.07, -3.35
RGB Percent30.59%, 31.76%, 33.73%
CIE-L*CH34.35, 3.35, 268.81
XYZ7.76, 8.18, 9.97
CIE-L*UV34.35, -1.84, -4.17
xyY0.30, 0.32, 8.18
Hunter-Lab28.59, -1.57, -0.66
RYB30.59%, 31.44%, 33.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E5156 on a dark background: contrast 2.64:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E5156 on a light background: contrast 7.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4E5156, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4E5156 · #797E86 · #222325 · #56534E · #868179

Analogous palette

#4E5653 · #4E5556 · #4E5156 · #4F4E56 · #534E56

Triadic palette

#4E5156 · #564E51 · #51564E · #797E86 · #86797E

Tetradic palette

#4E5156 · #564E55 · #56534E · #4E564F · #222325

Monochromatic palette

#0C0D0D · #292B2E · #4E5156 · #72767E · #999DA3

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