What color is #4C516C?

#4C516C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C516C?

The RGB value is 76, 81, 108: 76 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C516C?

The complementary color is #6C674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C516C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C516C color

#4C516C rgb(76, 81, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C516C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.8% green and 42.4% blue (76, 81, 108).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#4C516C color codes

HEX	`#4C516C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 81, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 31.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, 4.85, -16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 16.9, 286.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.629, 8.504, 15.371)`
Decimal	`5001580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C516C, 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 #4C516C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C516C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #4C516C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c516c; }
.text { color: #4c516c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c516c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 81 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c516c, #574c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C516C?: #4C516C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C516C?: The RGB value is 76, 81, 108: 76 red, 81 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C516C?: The complementary color is #6C674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C516C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.