Palettes / Colors / #4E4E46

#4E4E46 — Stone Grey

#4E4E46 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

#4E4E46 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #46464E; it also sits naturally between #4E4A46 and #4A4E46. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 31% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 69%

Previews

CSS code for #4E4E46

.text { color: #4E4E46; }
.background { background-color: #4E4E46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4E46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 78, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 5%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4E46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 78, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4E46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 78, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4E46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4E46">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E4E46

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46464E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4E46: #FFFFFF.

How #4E4E46 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #4E4E46 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E4E45  ·  #4E4E47 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4E46?

#4E4E46 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 78, 78, 70). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4E46?

#4E4E46 is RGB 78, 78, 70 — HSL 60°, 5%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E4E46?

Its complement is #46464E; analogous partners are #4E4A46 and #4A4E46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4E46 for text?

White text on #4E4E46 has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.50:1.