What color is #4D566D?

#4D566D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D566D?

The RGB value is 77, 86, 109: 77 red, 86 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D566D?

The complementary color is #6D644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D566D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D566D color

#4D566D rgb(77, 86, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D566D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.7% green and 42.7% blue (77, 86, 109).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#4D566D color codes

HEX	`#4D566D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 86, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, 2.3, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 14.52, 279.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 9.337, 15.785)`
Decimal	`5068397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D566D, 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 #4D566D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D566D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #4D566D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d566d; }
.text { color: #4d566d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d566d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 86 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d566d, #544d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D566D?: #4D566D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D566D?: The RGB value is 77, 86, 109: 77 red, 86 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D566D?: The complementary color is #6D644D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D566D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.