What color is #4A6878?

#4A6878 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6878?

The RGB value is 74, 104, 120: 74 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6878?

The complementary color is #785A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6878 color

#4A6878 rgb(74, 104, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4A6878 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 40.8% green and 47.1% blue (74, 104, 120).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#4A6878 color codes

HEX	`#4A6878`
RGB	`rgb(74, 104, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 40.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, -6.54, -12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 14.04, 242.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.163, 12.712, 19.631)`
Decimal	`4876408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6878, 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 #4A6878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #4A6878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6878; }
.text { color: #4a6878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 104 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6878, #4a5178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #4A6878?: #4A6878 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6878?: The RGB value is 74, 104, 120: 74 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6878?: The complementary color is #785A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.