#4E4E4E · near Graphite

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#4E4E4E (RGB 78, 78, 78) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Graphite and near Umber and Charcoal. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #4E4E4E a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#4E4E4E
RGBrgb(78, 78, 78)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 31%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 69
CSS var--graphite
Contrast8.32:1 white · 2.52:1 black

Similar named colors

Graphite #4B4B4BUmber #635147Charcoal #36454FWalnut #5C4033Eggplant #614051

How to use #4E4E4E

White text passes WCAG AA on #4E4E4E (8.32:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4E4E4E with its analogous neighbors #4F4F4F and #4F4F4F; for contrast use its complement #4F4F4F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--graphite: #4E4E4E;

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#4E4E4E hex color card: near Graphite, RGB 78, 78, 78
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Shades & tints

#101010#1F1F1F#2F2F2F#3E3E3E#4E4E4E#717171#959595#B8B8B8#DCDCDC

Color harmonies for #4E4E4E

Complementary

#4E4E4E#4F4F4F

Analogous

#4E4E4E#4F4F4F#4F4F4F

Triadic

#4E4E4E#4F4F4F#4F4F4F

Split complementary

#4E4E4E#4F4F4F#4F4F4F

Tetradic

#4E4E4E#4F4F4F#4F4F4F#4F4F4F

Palettes with #4E4E4E