What color is #4B566B?

#4B566B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B566B?

The RGB value is 75, 86, 107: 75 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B566B?

The complementary color is #6B604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B566B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B566B color

#4B566B rgb(75, 86, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B566B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 33.7% green and 42% blue (75, 86, 107).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#4B566B color codes

HEX	`#4B566B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 86, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 33.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 1.08, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 13.5, 274.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.883, 9.213, 15.217)`
Decimal	`4937323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B566B, 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 #4B566B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B566B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #4B566B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b566b; }
.text { color: #4b566b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b566b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 86 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b566b, #504b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B566B?: #4B566B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B566B?: The RGB value is 75, 86, 107: 75 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B566B?: The complementary color is #6B604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B566B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.