Information about #4B6F72 color

#4B6F72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B6F72 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 111, 114) — 29.4% red, 43.5% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 1 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B6F72 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Streetwise (#4F6971). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Copper (#4A766E) and Bismark (#486C7A).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 111, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B6F72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B6F72 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4B6F72 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 #4B6F72

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

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B6F72
  • RGB75, 111, 114
  • CMYK15, 1, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(75, 111, 114)
  • HSL185°, 21%, 37%
  • HSL Precise184.615°, 20.635%, 37.059%
  • HSV185°, 34%, 45%
  • HSB185°, 34%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.435, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.435, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.435, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B6F72
  • DECIMAL ID4943730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01