What color is #4B5B74?

#4B5B74 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5B74?

The RGB value is 75, 91, 116: 75 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5B74?

The complementary color is #74644B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5B74 color

#4B5B74 rgb(75, 91, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B5B74 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 35.7% green and 45.5% blue (75, 91, 116).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#4B5B74 color codes

HEX	`#4B5B74`
RGB	`rgb(75, 91, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 35.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 0.5, -16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 16.17, 271.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.794, 10.239, 17.98)`
Decimal	`4938612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5B74, 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 #4B5B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B5B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4B5B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5b74; }
.text { color: #4b5b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 91 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5b74, #504b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4B5B74?: #4B5B74 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5B74?: The RGB value is 75, 91, 116: 75 red, 91 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5B74?: The complementary color is #74644B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.