What color is #4D5973?

#4D5973 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 #4D5973?

The RGB value is 77, 89, 115: 77 red, 89 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5973?

The complementary color is #73674D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5973?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5973 color

#4D5973 rgb(77, 89, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D5973 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.9% green and 45.1% blue (77, 89, 115).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#4D5973 color codes

HEX	`#4D5973`
RGB	`rgb(77, 89, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 34.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, 2.1, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 16.43, 277.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.727, 9.96, 17.626)`
Decimal	`5069171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5973, 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 #4D5973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #4D5973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5973; }
.text { color: #4d5973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 89 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5973, #544d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4D5973?: #4D5973 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 #4D5973?: The RGB value is 77, 89, 115: 77 red, 89 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5973?: The complementary color is #73674D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5973?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.