What color is #4D647C?

#4D647C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D647C?

The RGB value is 77, 100, 124: 77 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D647C?

The complementary color is #7C654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D647C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D647C color

#4D647C rgb(77, 100, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D647C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 39.2% green and 48.6% blue (77, 100, 124).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#4D647C color codes

HEX	`#4D647C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 100, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 39.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, -2.09, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 16.3, 262.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.255, 12.147, 20.816)`
Decimal	`5071996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D647C, 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 #4D647C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D647C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #4D647C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d647c; }
.text { color: #4d647c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d647c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 100 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d647c, #4e4d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4D647C?: #4D647C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D647C?: The RGB value is 77, 100, 124: 77 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D647C?: The complementary color is #7C654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D647C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.