What color is #4699D1?

#4699D1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Carolina Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4699D1?

The RGB value is 70, 153, 209: 70 red, 153 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4699D1?

The complementary color is #D17E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4699D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4699D1 color

#4699D1 rgb(70, 153, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4699D1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 60% green and 82% blue (70, 153, 209).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 60% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#4699D1 color codes

HEX	`#4699D1`
RGB	`rgb(70, 153, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 60%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 60%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 67%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 27%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, -7.61, -36.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 36.87, 258.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.421, 28.685, 64.506)`
Decimal	`4626897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4699D1, 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 #4699D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4699D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	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 #4699D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4699d1; }
.text { color: #4699d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4699d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 153 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4699d1, #4654d1); }

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Questions

What color is #4699D1?: #4699D1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Carolina Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4699D1?: The RGB value is 70, 153, 209: 70 red, 153 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4699D1?: The complementary color is #D17E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4699D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.