What color is #4B4A63?

#4B4A63 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4A63?

The RGB value is 75, 74, 99: 75 red, 74 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4A63?

The complementary color is #62634A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4A63 color

#4B4A63 rgb(75, 74, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B4A63 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 29% green and 38.8% blue (75, 74, 99).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#4B4A63 color codes

HEX	`#4B4A63`
RGB	`rgb(75, 74, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 29%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.47, 6.52, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.47, 15.84, 294.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.602, 7.294, 12.809)`
Decimal	`4934243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4A63, 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 #4B4A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4B4A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4a63; }
.text { color: #4b4a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 74 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4a63, #584a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4A63?: #4B4A63 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4A63?: The RGB value is 75, 74, 99: 75 red, 74 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4A63?: The complementary color is #62634A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.