What color is #4F91AA?

#4F91AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F91AA?

The RGB value is 79, 145, 170: 79 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F91AA?

The complementary color is #AA684F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F91AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F91AA color

#4F91AA rgb(79, 145, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F91AA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 56.9% green and 66.7% blue (79, 145, 170).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Well (#3994AF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#4F91AA color codes

HEX	`#4F91AA`
RGB	`rgb(79, 145, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 56.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, -13.84, -19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 23.99, 234.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.603, 24.814, 41.726)`
Decimal	`5214634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F91AA, 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 #4F91AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F91AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	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 #4F91AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f91aa; }
.text { color: #4f91aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f91aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 145 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f91aa, #4f63aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F91AA?: #4F91AA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F91AA?: The RGB value is 79, 145, 170: 79 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F91AA?: The complementary color is #AA684F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F91AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.