What color is #4C5B7E?

#4C5B7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C5B7E?

The RGB value is 76, 91, 126: 76 red, 91 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C5B7E?

The complementary color is #7E6F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C5B7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C5B7E color

#4C5B7E rgb(76, 91, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C5B7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 35.7% green and 49.4% blue (76, 91, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#4C5B7E color codes

HEX	`#4C5B7E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 91, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 35.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 3.74, -21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 21.84, 279.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.486, 10.525, 21.214)`
Decimal	`5004158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C5B7E, 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 #4C5B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C5B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4C5B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c5b7e; }
.text { color: #4c5b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c5b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 91 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c5b7e, #564c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C5B7E?: #4C5B7E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C5B7E?: The RGB value is 76, 91, 126: 76 red, 91 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C5B7E?: The complementary color is #7E6F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C5B7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.