What color is #4C5777?

#4C5777 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5777?

The RGB value is 76, 87, 119: 76 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5777?

The complementary color is #776C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5777 color

#4C5777 rgb(76, 87, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C5777 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.1% green and 46.7% blue (76, 87, 119).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#4C5777 color codes

HEX	`#4C5777`
RGB	`rgb(76, 87, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 34.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, 4.19, -19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 19.98, 282.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.717, 9.684, 18.806)`
Decimal	`5003127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5777, 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 #4C5777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C5777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #4C5777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5777; }
.text { color: #4c5777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 87 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5777, #564c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C5777?: #4C5777 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5777?: The RGB value is 76, 87, 119: 76 red, 87 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5777?: The complementary color is #776C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.