What color is #4B516A?

#4B516A 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 #4B516A?

The RGB value is 75, 81, 106: 75 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B516A?

The complementary color is #6A644B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B516A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B516A color

#4B516A rgb(75, 81, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B516A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.8% green and 41.6% blue (75, 81, 106).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#4B516A color codes

HEX	`#4B516A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 81, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, 3.95, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 15.71, 284.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.445, 8.421, 14.813)`
Decimal	`4936042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B516A, 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 #4B516A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B516A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4B516A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b516a; }
.text { color: #4b516a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b516a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 81 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b516a, #554b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B516A?: #4B516A 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 #4B516A?: The RGB value is 75, 81, 106: 75 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B516A?: The complementary color is #6A644B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B516A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.