What color is #4C6278?

#4C6278 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6278?

The RGB value is 76, 98, 120: 76 red, 98 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6278?

The complementary color is #78624C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6278 color

#4C6278 rgb(76, 98, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C6278 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 38.4% green and 47.1% blue (76, 98, 120).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#4C6278 color codes

HEX	`#4C6278`
RGB	`rgb(76, 98, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 38.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, -2.34, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 15.19, 261.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.737, 11.627, 19.444)`
Decimal	`5005944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6278, 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 #4C6278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #4C6278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6278; }
.text { color: #4c6278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 98 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6278, #4c4c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4C6278?: #4C6278 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6278?: The RGB value is 76, 98, 120: 76 red, 98 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6278?: The complementary color is #78624C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.