What color is #4D4F62?

#4D4F62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4F62?

The RGB value is 77, 79, 98: 77 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4F62?

The complementary color is #62604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4F62 color

#4D4F62 rgb(77, 79, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4F62 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31% green and 38.4% blue (77, 79, 98).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#4D4F62 color codes

HEX	`#4D4F62`
RGB	`rgb(77, 79, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.09, 3.77, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.09, 11.92, 288.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.061, 8.051, 12.682)`
Decimal	`5066594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4F62, 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 #4D4F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #4D4F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4f62; }
.text { color: #4d4f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 79 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4f62, #554d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D4F62?: #4D4F62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4F62?: The RGB value is 77, 79, 98: 77 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4F62?: The complementary color is #62604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.