What color is #4D6B77?

#4D6B77 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 #4D6B77?

The RGB value is 77, 107, 119: 77 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D6B77?

The complementary color is #77594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D6B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D6B77 color

#4D6B77 rgb(77, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D6B77 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (77, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#4D6B77 color codes

HEX	`#4D6B77`
RGB	`rgb(77, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, -7.67, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 12.75, 233.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.647, 13.424, 19.427)`
Decimal	`5073783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D6B77, 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 #4D6B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D6B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #4D6B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d6b77; }
.text { color: #4d6b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d6b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d6b77, #4d5677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4D6B77?: #4D6B77 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 #4D6B77?: The RGB value is 77, 107, 119: 77 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D6B77?: The complementary color is #77594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D6B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.