Color swatch image showing #4E574E with RGB(78,87,78) values

#4E574E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #4E574E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#4E574E Color Information

#4E574E RGB value is (78, 87, 78). The hex color red value is 78, green is 87, and blue is 78. Its HSL format shows a hue of 120°, saturation of 5 percent, and lightness of 32 percent. The CMYK process values are 10 percent, 0 percent, 10 percent, 66 percent.

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#4E574E Color Meaning

Color #4E574E embodies grounded neutrality, understated strength, and visual stability. #4E574E dark grey shade encourages focus, composed decision-making, and practical insight. Color #4E574E psychologically supports discipline, resilience, and non-distracting calm. In Western culture, color #4E574E signifies professionalism, durability, and timeless elegance. Eastern symbolism links #4E574E to groundedness, stability, and enduring energy. Fengshui interprets #4E574E darker neutral as anchoring, harmonizing spaces, and balancing stronger accent colors. Spiritually, color #4E574E resonates with the Root Chakra, promoting stability, inner calm, and practical grounding. Designers use #4E574E dark grey for structural elements, textiles, and modern interiors, offering depth, subtlety, and sophisticated neutrality. Its muted dark tone communicates reliability without dominance.

Color Conversion

Convert #4E574E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#4E574E
RGB
rgb(78, 87, 78)
HSL
hsl(120°, 5%, 32%)
CMYK
cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 66%)
HSV
hsv(120°, 10%, 34%)
XYZ
7.9252 8.9861 8.5245
Yxy
8.9861 0.3116 0.3533
Hunter Lab
29.9768 -0.1716 0.1113
CIE-Lab
35.9576 -5.5175 4.0229

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red78 / 255 (31%)
31%
Green87 / 255 (34%)
34%
Blue78 / 255 (31%)
31%

CMYK Values

Cyan10 / 100 (10%)
Magenta0 / 100 (0%)
Yellow10 / 100 (10%)
Key (Black)66 / 100 (66%)
66%

Color Variations

#4E574E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#4E574E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #4E574E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#4E574E

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

7.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

7.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

7.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #4E574E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#4E574E

protanopia

#525250

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #4E574E;

Text Color

color: #4E574E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #4E574E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E574E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #4E574E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4E574E 0%, #303530 100%);

#4E574E Color FAQs

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