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#4E4E5F — Stone Grey

#4E4E5F is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E4E5F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E4E5F 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 #5F5F4E; it also sits naturally between #4E575F and #574E5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E4E5F · RGB 78, 78, 95

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Color values

HEX#4E4E5F
RGB78, 78, 95
HSL240°, 10%, 34%
HSV240°, 18%, 37%
CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 63%
XYZ7.93, 7.89, 11.93
Yxy7.89, 0.2857, 0.2844
CIE-Lab33.76, 4.00, -9.91
Hunter Lab28.10, 2.76, -7.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 31% · Blue 37%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 63%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4E4E5F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E4E5F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E4E5F

.text { color: #4E4E5F; }
.background { background-color: #4E4E5F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4E5F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 78, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 10%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4E5F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 78, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4E5F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 78, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4E5F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4E5F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E4E5F

#474757#40404F#393946#32323E#2C2C35#25252D#1E1E24#17171C#101014#09090B

Tints of #4E4E5F

#5C5C70#6A6A81#7B7B93#8C8CA1#9D9DAF#AEAEBC#BEBECA#D2D2DA#E3E3E8#F4F4F6

Tones of #4E4E5F

#4F4F5F#51515D#51515C#53535A#545459#565658

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F5F4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.14:1 AAA
Against black text2.58:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E4E5F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E4E5F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E4E5F: ·

How #4E4E5F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4E4E5BDeuteranopia · #4E4E5ATritanopia · #4E5857

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:

Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525BTailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E4E5F rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette 333c4a
#333C4A · #495664 · #F6F7D3 · #F8FCEB
Nordic Winter
#22223B · #4A4E69 · #9A8C98 · #F2E9E4
Palette 4c585b
#4C585B · #7E99A3 · #A5BFCC · #F4EDD3
Palette Ffc8c8
#FFC8C8 · #FF9999 · #444F5A · #3E4149
Palette 404258
#404258 · #474E68 · #50577A · #6B728E

Similar colors

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

#495464#495664#4A4E69#4C585B#444F5A#474E68#574964#4A4F6A#4F4557#464858#53435B#4A4466

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E4E5E  ·  #4E4E60 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4E5F?

#4E4E5F is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 78, 78, 95). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4E5F?

#4E4E5F is RGB 78, 78, 95 — HSL 240°, 10%, 34% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 63%.

What colors go with #4E4E5F?

Its complement is #5F5F4E; analogous partners are #4E575F and #574E5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4E5F for text?

White text on #4E4E5F has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.58:1.