What color is #4C7184?

#4C7184 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7184?

The RGB value is 76, 113, 132: 76 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7184?

The complementary color is #845F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7184 color

#4C7184 rgb(76, 113, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C7184 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 44.3% green and 51.8% blue (76, 113, 132).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#4C7184 color codes

HEX	`#4C7184`
RGB	`rgb(76, 113, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 44.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.65, -7.8, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.65, 16.53, 241.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.049, 15.012, 24.035)`
Decimal	`5009796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7184, 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 #4C7184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #4C7184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7184; }
.text { color: #4c7184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 113 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7184, #4c5584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #4C7184?: #4C7184 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7184?: The RGB value is 76, 113, 132: 76 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7184?: The complementary color is #845F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.