What color is #4B6B69?

#4B6B69 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6B69?

The RGB value is 75, 107, 105: 75 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6B69?

The complementary color is #6B4B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6B69 color

#4B6B69 rgb(75, 107, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6B69 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (75, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#4B6B69 color codes

HEX	`#4B6B69`
RGB	`rgb(75, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.81, -12, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.81, 12.28, 192.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.708, 13.031, 15.313)`
Decimal	`4942697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6B69, 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 #4B6B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #4B6B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6b69; }
.text { color: #4b6b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6b69, #4b5d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B6B69?: #4B6B69 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6B69?: The RGB value is 75, 107, 105: 75 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6B69?: The complementary color is #6B4B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.