Information about #4E5A63 color

#4E5A63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4E5A63 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 90, 99) — 30.6% red, 35.3% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 4 / 0 / 61. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4E5A63 is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fiord (#4B5A62). Slightly further away sit Compass (#4B5761) and Haast Shale (#515664).

The recipe behind #4E5A63 is rgb(78, 90, 99), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E5A63: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4E5A63 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E5A63 color variations

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#4E5A63 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 #4E5A63

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

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E5A63
  • RGB78, 90, 99
  • CMYK8, 4, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(78, 90, 99)
  • HSL206°, 12%, 35%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 11.864%, 34.706%
  • HSV206°, 21%, 39%
  • HSB206°, 21%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.353, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.353, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.353, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E5A63
  • DECIMAL ID5134947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01