What color is #4B6261?

#4B6261 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6261?

The RGB value is 75, 98, 97: 75 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6261?

The complementary color is #624B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6261 color

#4B6261 rgb(75, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6261 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (75, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#4B6261 color codes

HEX	`#4B6261`
RGB	`rgb(75, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, -8.81, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 9.1, 194.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.426, 11.094, 12.952)`
Decimal	`4940385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6261, 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 #4B6261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #4B6261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6261; }
.text { color: #4b6261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6261, #4b5862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B6261?: #4B6261 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6261?: The RGB value is 75, 98, 97: 75 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6261?: The complementary color is #624B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.