What color is #4F668A?

#4F668A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F668A?

The RGB value is 79, 102, 138: 79 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F668A?

The complementary color is #8A734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F668A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F668A color

#4F668A rgb(79, 102, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F668A is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40% green and 54.1% blue (79, 102, 138).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#4F668A color codes

HEX	`#4F668A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 102, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, 1.4, -22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 22.63, 273.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.562, 12.999, 25.887)`
Decimal	`5203594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F668A, 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 #4F668A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F668A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #4F668A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f668a; }
.text { color: #4f668a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f668a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 102 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f668a, #564f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F668A?: #4F668A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F668A?: The RGB value is 79, 102, 138: 79 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F668A?: The complementary color is #8A734F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F668A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.