What color is #4B686A?

#4B686A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mediterranea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B686A?

The RGB value is 75, 104, 106: 75 red, 104 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B686A?

The complementary color is #6A4D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B686A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B686A color

#4B686A rgb(75, 104, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B686A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 40.8% green and 41.6% blue (75, 104, 106).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Mediterranea (#39636A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#4B686A color codes

HEX	`#4B686A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 104, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 40.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 2%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, -10.02, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 11.01, 204.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.453, 12.437, 15.483)`
Decimal	`4941930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B686A, 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 #4B686A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B686A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #4B686A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b686a; }
.text { color: #4b686a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b686a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 104 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b686a, #4b596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B686A?: #4B686A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mediterranea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B686A?: The RGB value is 75, 104, 106: 75 red, 104 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B686A?: The complementary color is #6A4D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B686A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.