What color is #4B4E5C?

#4B4E5C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E5C?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 92: 75 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E5C?

The complementary color is #5C594B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E5C color

#4B4E5C rgb(75, 78, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4E5C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 36.1% blue (75, 78, 92).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#4B4E5C color codes

HEX	`#4B4E5C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 2.13, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 8.86, 283.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.557, 7.717, 11.215)`
Decimal	`4935260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E5C, 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 #4B4E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #4B4E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e5c; }
.text { color: #4b4e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e5c, #504b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B4E5C?: #4B4E5C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E5C?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 92: 75 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E5C?: The complementary color is #5C594B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.