What color is #4C4D72?

#4C4D72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4D72?

The RGB value is 76, 77, 114: 76 red, 77 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4D72?

The complementary color is #72714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4D72 color

#4C4D72 rgb(76, 77, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C4D72 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 30.2% green and 44.7% blue (76, 77, 114).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#4C4D72 color codes

HEX	`#4C4D72`
RGB	`rgb(76, 77, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 30.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.11, 9.11, -21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.11, 23.2, 293.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.671, 8.059, 17.015)`
Decimal	`5000562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4D72, 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 #4C4D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4C4D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4d72; }
.text { color: #4c4d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 77 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4d72, #5e4c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C4D72?: #4C4D72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4D72?: The RGB value is 76, 77, 114: 76 red, 77 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4D72?: The complementary color is #72714C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.