What color is #4D4B5F?

#4D4B5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4B5F?

The RGB value is 77, 75, 95: 77 red, 75 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4B5F?

The complementary color is #5D5F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4B5F color

#4D4B5F rgb(77, 75, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4B5F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 29.4% green and 37.3% blue (77, 75, 95).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#4D4B5F color codes

HEX	`#4D4B5F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 75, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 29.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.78, 5.54, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.78, 12.68, 295.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.642, 7.436, 11.857)`
Decimal	`5065567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4B5F, 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 #4D4B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4D4B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4b5f; }
.text { color: #4d4b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 75 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4b5f, #574b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D4B5F?: #4D4B5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4B5F?: The RGB value is 77, 75, 95: 77 red, 75 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4B5F?: The complementary color is #5D5F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.