What color is #4C6B76?

#4C6B76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6B76?

The RGB value is 76, 107, 118: 76 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6B76?

The complementary color is #76574C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6B76 color

#4C6B76 rgb(76, 107, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C6B76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 42% green and 46.3% blue (76, 107, 118).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#4C6B76 color codes

HEX	`#4C6B76`
RGB	`rgb(76, 107, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 42%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, -8.25, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 12.76, 229.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.507, 13.359, 19.108)`
Decimal	`5008246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6B76, 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 #4C6B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #4C6B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6b76; }
.text { color: #4c6b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 107 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6b76, #4c5676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4C6B76?: #4C6B76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6B76?: The RGB value is 76, 107, 118: 76 red, 107 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6B76?: The complementary color is #76574C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.