What color is #4C577D?

#4C577D 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 #4C577D?

The RGB value is 76, 87, 125: 76 red, 87 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C577D?

The complementary color is #7D724C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C577D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C577D color

#4C577D rgb(76, 87, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C577D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.1% green and 49% blue (76, 87, 125).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#4C577D color codes

HEX	`#4C577D`
RGB	`rgb(76, 87, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 34.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.54, 5.96, -22.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.54, 23.57, 284.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.089, 9.833, 20.764)`
Decimal	`5003133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C577D, 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 #4C577D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C577D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #4C577D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c577d; }
.text { color: #4c577d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c577d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 87 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c577d, #5a4c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C577D?: #4C577D 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 #4C577D?: The RGB value is 76, 87, 125: 76 red, 87 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C577D?: The complementary color is #7D724C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C577D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.