What color is #4F6F85?

#4F6F85 is a desaturated azure known as Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shipyard?

The RGB value is 79, 111, 133: 79 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shipyard?

The complementary color is #85654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shipyard color: hex code #4F6F85

#4F6F85 rgb(79, 111, 133)

Shades of blue

Shipyard has the hex code #4F6F85. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.5% green and 52.2% blue (79, 111, 133).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Shipyard (#4F6F85) color codes

HEX	`#4F6F85`
RGB	`rgb(79, 111, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -5.48, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 16.69, 250.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.141, 14.724, 24.335)`
Decimal	`5205893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shipyard, 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 #4F6F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4F6F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6f85; }
.text { color: #4f6f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 111 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6f85, #4f5485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #4F6F85 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F6F85?: #4F6F85 is a desaturated azure known as Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shipyard?: The RGB value is 79, 111, 133: 79 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shipyard?: The complementary color is #85654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.