Information about #4E656E color

#4E656E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4E656E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(78, 101, 110) (30.6% red, 39.6% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 13 / 4 / 0 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #4E656E sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Opposite Flower (#4D646C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Stormcloud (#4F666A) and Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C).

The recipe behind #4E656E is rgb(78, 101, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4E656E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. #4E656E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4E656E color variations

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#4E656E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4E656E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E656E
  • RGB78, 101, 110
  • CMYK13, 4, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(78, 101, 110)
  • HSL197°, 17%, 37%
  • HSL Precise196.875°, 17.021%, 36.863%
  • HSV197°, 29%, 43%
  • HSB197°, 29%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.396, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.396, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.396, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E656E
  • DECIMAL ID5137774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01