What color is #4D5569?

#4D5569 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 #4D5569?

The RGB value is 77, 85, 105: 77 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5569?

The complementary color is #69614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5569 color

#4D5569 rgb(77, 85, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D5569 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.3% green and 41.2% blue (77, 85, 105).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#4D5569 color codes

HEX	`#4D5569`
RGB	`rgb(77, 85, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 1.84, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 12.68, 278.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.858, 9.094, 14.651)`
Decimal	`5068137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5569, 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 #4D5569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #4D5569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5569; }
.text { color: #4d5569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 85 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5569, #534d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D5569?: #4D5569 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 #4D5569?: The RGB value is 77, 85, 105: 77 red, 85 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5569?: The complementary color is #69614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.