What color is #4D697F?

#4D697F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D697F?

The RGB value is 77, 105, 127: 77 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D697F?

The complementary color is #7F634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D697F color

#4D697F rgb(77, 105, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4D697F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (77, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#4D697F color codes

HEX	`#4D697F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, -4.24, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 16.06, 254.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.942, 13.213, 21.996)`
Decimal	`5073279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D697F, 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 #4D697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #4D697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d697f; }
.text { color: #4d697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d697f, #4d507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4D697F?: #4D697F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D697F?: The RGB value is 77, 105, 127: 77 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D697F?: The complementary color is #7F634D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.