What color is #4C546B?

#4C546B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C546B?

The RGB value is 76, 84, 107: 76 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C546B?

The complementary color is #6B634C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C546B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C546B color

#4C546B rgb(76, 84, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C546B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.9% green and 42% blue (76, 84, 107).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#4C546B color codes

HEX	`#4C546B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 84, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 32.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, 2.67, -14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 14.5, 280.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.804, 8.938, 15.168)`
Decimal	`5002347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C546B, 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 #4C546B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C546B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #4C546B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c546b; }
.text { color: #4c546b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c546b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 84 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c546b, #534c6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C546B?: #4C546B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C546B?: The RGB value is 76, 84, 107: 76 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C546B?: The complementary color is #6B634C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C546B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.