What color is #4D516C?

#4D516C is a dark, grayish blue known as Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Intergalactic?

The RGB value is 77, 81, 108: 77 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Intergalactic?

The complementary color is #6C684D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D516C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Intergalactic color: hex code #4D516C

#4D516C rgb(77, 81, 108)

Shades of blue

Intergalactic has the hex code #4D516C. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.8% green and 42.4% blue (77, 81, 108).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

Intergalactic (#4D516C) color codes

HEX	`#4D516C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 81, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 5.18, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 16.87, 287.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.709, 8.545, 15.375)`
Decimal	`5067116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Intergalactic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4D516C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D516C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4D516C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d516c; }
.text { color: #4d516c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d516c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 81 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d516c, #594d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #4D516C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4D516C?: #4D516C is a dark, grayish blue known as Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Intergalactic?: The RGB value is 77, 81, 108: 77 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Intergalactic?: The complementary color is #6C684D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D516C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.