What color is #4B495B?

#4B495B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B495B?

The RGB value is 75, 73, 91: 75 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B495B?

The complementary color is #595B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B495B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B495B color

#4B495B rgb(75, 73, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B495B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 28.6% green and 35.7% blue (75, 73, 91).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4B495B color codes

HEX	`#4B495B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 73, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 28.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 5.06, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 11.47, 296.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.172, 7.016, 10.872)`
Decimal	`4933979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B495B, 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 #4B495B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B495B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4B495B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b495b; }
.text { color: #4b495b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b495b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 73 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b495b, #54495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B495B?: #4B495B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B495B?: The RGB value is 75, 73, 91: 75 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B495B?: The complementary color is #595B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B495B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.