What color is #4B6D72?

#4B6D72 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6D72?

The RGB value is 75, 109, 114: 75 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6D72?

The complementary color is #72504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6D72 color

#4B6D72 rgb(75, 109, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B6D72 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 42.7% green and 44.7% blue (75, 109, 114).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#4B6D72 color codes

HEX	`#4B6D72`
RGB	`rgb(75, 109, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 42.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, -10.8, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 12.7, 211.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.407, 13.647, 17.95)`
Decimal	`4943218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6D72, 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 #4B6D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #4B6D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6d72; }
.text { color: #4b6d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 109 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6d72, #4b5972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4B6D72?: #4B6D72 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6D72?: The RGB value is 75, 109, 114: 75 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6D72?: The complementary color is #72504B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.