What color is #4B656C?

#4B656C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B656C?

The RGB value is 75, 101, 108: 75 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B656C?

The complementary color is #6C524B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B656C color

#4B656C rgb(75, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B656C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (75, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#4B656C color codes

HEX	`#4B656C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.03, -7.75, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.03, 10.49, 222.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.261, 11.885, 15.938)`
Decimal	`4941164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B656C, 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 #4B656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4B656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b656c; }
.text { color: #4b656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b656c, #4b556c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B656C?: #4B656C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B656C?: The RGB value is 75, 101, 108: 75 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B656C?: The complementary color is #6C524B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.