What color is #4C5178?

#4C5178 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5178?

The RGB value is 76, 81, 120: 76 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5178?

The complementary color is #78734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5178 color

#4C5178 rgb(76, 81, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C5178 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.8% green and 47.1% blue (76, 81, 120).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#4C5178 color codes

HEX	`#4C5178`
RGB	`rgb(76, 81, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 31.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.55, 8.3, -22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.55, 24.28, 289.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.312, 8.777, 18.969)`
Decimal	`5001592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5178, 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 #4C5178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #4C5178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5178; }
.text { color: #4c5178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 81 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5178, #5d4c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C5178?: #4C5178 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5178?: The RGB value is 76, 81, 120: 76 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5178?: The complementary color is #78734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.