What color is #4D6185?

#4D6185 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6185?

The RGB value is 77, 97, 133: 77 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6185?

The complementary color is #85714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6185 color

#4D6185 rgb(77, 97, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D6185 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 38% green and 52.2% blue (77, 97, 133).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#4D6185 color codes

HEX	`#4D6185`
RGB	`rgb(77, 97, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 38%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 2.4, -22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 22.55, 276.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.568, 11.82, 23.858)`
Decimal	`5071237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6185, 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 #4D6185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4D6185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6185; }
.text { color: #4d6185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 97 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6185, #554d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4D6185?: #4D6185 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6185?: The RGB value is 77, 97, 133: 77 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6185?: The complementary color is #85714D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.