Information about #4B6D79 color

#4B6D79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4B6D79 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 109, 121) — 29.4% red, 42.7% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 5 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4B6D79 reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Seachange (#4E6E81) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 109, 121) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4B6D79 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. #4B6D79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4B6D79 color variations

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#4B6D79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4B6D79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B6D79
  • RGB75, 109, 121
  • CMYK18, 5, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(75, 109, 121)
  • HSL196°, 23%, 38%
  • HSL Precise195.652°, 23.469%, 38.431%
  • HSV196°, 38%, 47%
  • HSB196°, 38%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.427, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.427, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.427, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B6D79
  • DECIMAL ID4943225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01