What color is #4B6572?

#4B6572 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6572?

The RGB value is 75, 101, 114: 75 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6572?

The complementary color is #72584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6572 color

#4B6572 rgb(75, 101, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6572 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 39.6% green and 44.7% blue (75, 101, 114).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#4B6572 color codes

HEX	`#4B6572`
RGB	`rgb(75, 101, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 39.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, -6.13, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 12.08, 239.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.592, 12.018, 17.678)`
Decimal	`4941170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6572, 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 #4B6572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #4B6572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6572; }
.text { color: #4b6572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 101 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6572, #4b5272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B6572?: #4B6572 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6572?: The RGB value is 75, 101, 114: 75 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6572?: The complementary color is #72584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.