What color is #4E687B?

#4E687B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E687B?

The RGB value is 78, 104, 123: 78 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E687B?

The complementary color is #7B614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E687B color

#4E687B rgb(78, 104, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E687B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (78, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#4E687B color codes

HEX	`#4E687B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -4.48, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 14.38, 251.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.666, 12.95, 20.62)`
Decimal	`5138555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E687B, 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 #4E687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #4E687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e687b; }
.text { color: #4e687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e687b, #4e517b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4E687B?: #4E687B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E687B?: The RGB value is 78, 104, 123: 78 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E687B?: The complementary color is #7B614E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.