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#4E686E closest to Silent Night

#4E686E is a medium gray; the closest named color is Silent Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(78, 104, 110)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 17% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. #4E686E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.95:1.

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Variations of #4E686E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E686E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E686E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E686E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E626E
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #63666E
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E666E
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E626E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5A646E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #446B6A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4A696C
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5F6566

#4E686E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.95:1 Good#4E686E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.53:1 Poor#4E686E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#4E686E in CSS

/* Silent Night */
.color { color: #4E686E; }
.background { background-color: #4E686E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E686E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 104 110);
color: hsl(191 17% 37%);
color: oklch(0.499 0.032 213.4);

#4E686E FAQ

What color is #4E686E?

#4E686E is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Silent Night. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #4E686E?

#4E686E is rgb(78, 104, 110) in RGB, hsl(191, 17%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E686E?

The complementary color of #4E686E is #6E544E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E686E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E686E: 5.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E686E a warm or cool color?

#4E686E is a neutral color.