What color is #4B4B60?

#4B4B60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4B60?

The RGB value is 75, 75, 96: 75 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4B60?

The complementary color is #60604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4B60 color

#4B4B60 rgb(75, 75, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B4B60 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 29.4% green and 37.6% blue (75, 75, 96).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#4B4B60 color codes

HEX	`#4B4B60`
RGB	`rgb(75, 75, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 29.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.64, 5.08, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.64, 13.28, 292.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.529, 7.372, 12.09)`
Decimal	`4934496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4B60, 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 #4B4B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #4B4B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4b60; }
.text { color: #4b4b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 75 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4b60, #564b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B4B60?: #4B4B60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4B60?: The RGB value is 75, 75, 96: 75 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4B60?: The complementary color is #60604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.