What color is #4B5370?

#4B5370 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 #4B5370?

The RGB value is 75, 83, 112: 75 red, 83 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5370?

The complementary color is #70684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5370 color

#4B5370 rgb(75, 83, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5370 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 32.5% green and 43.9% blue (75, 83, 112).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#4B5370 color codes

HEX	`#4B5370`
RGB	`rgb(75, 83, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 32.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.7, 4.37, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.7, 18.17, 283.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.919, 8.852, 16.565)`
Decimal	`4936560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5370, 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 #4B5370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #4B5370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5370; }
.text { color: #4b5370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 83 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5370, #564b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B5370?: #4B5370 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 #4B5370?: The RGB value is 75, 83, 112: 75 red, 83 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5370?: The complementary color is #70684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.