What color is #4D6877?

#4D6877 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D6877?

The RGB value is 77, 104, 119: 77 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6877?

The complementary color is #775C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6877 color

#4D6877 rgb(77, 104, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D6877 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 40.8% green and 46.7% blue (77, 104, 119).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#4D6877 color codes

HEX	`#4D6877`
RGB	`rgb(77, 104, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 40.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.48, -5.9, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.48, 12.99, 242.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.34, 12.81, 19.324)`
Decimal	`5073015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6877, 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 #4D6877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #4D6877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6877; }
.text { color: #4d6877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 104 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6877, #4d5377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #4D6877?: #4D6877 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D6877?: The RGB value is 77, 104, 119: 77 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6877?: The complementary color is #775C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.