What color is #4B7181?

#4B7181 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Calypso. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7181?

The RGB value is 75, 113, 129: 75 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7181?

The complementary color is #815B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7181 color

#4B7181 rgb(75, 113, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4B7181 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 44.3% green and 50.6% blue (75, 113, 129).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Calypso (#3D7188), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4B7181 color codes

HEX	`#4B7181`
RGB	`rgb(75, 113, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 44.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, -8.94, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 15.82, 235.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.768, 14.89, 22.966)`
Decimal	`4944257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7181, 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 #4B7181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #4B7181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7181; }
.text { color: #4b7181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 113 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7181, #4b5681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #4B7181?: #4B7181 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Calypso. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7181?: The RGB value is 75, 113, 129: 75 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7181?: The complementary color is #815B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.