What color is #4D5165?

#4D5165 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5165?

The RGB value is 77, 81, 101: 77 red, 81 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5165?

The complementary color is #65614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5165 color

#4D5165 rgb(77, 81, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5165 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.8% green and 39.6% blue (77, 81, 101).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#4D5165 color codes

HEX	`#4D5165`
RGB	`rgb(77, 81, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 3.29, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 12.55, 285.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.351, 8.402, 13.491)`
Decimal	`5067109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5165, 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 #4D5165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4D5165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5165; }
.text { color: #4d5165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 81 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5165, #554d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D5165?: #4D5165 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5165?: The RGB value is 77, 81, 101: 77 red, 81 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5165?: The complementary color is #65614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.