Information about #4B5E63 color

#4B5E63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B5E63 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 94, 99) — 29.4% red, 36.9% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B5E63 reads as a calm, restrained cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fiord (#4B5A62). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smalt Blue (#496267) and Snapshot (#505F67).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(75, 94, 99)), which gives #4B5E63 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B5E63: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B5E63 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B5E63 color variations

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

#4B5E63 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 #4B5E63

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

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B5E63
  • RGB75, 94, 99
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(75, 94, 99)
  • HSL193°, 14%, 34%
  • HSL Precise192.5°, 13.793%, 34.118%
  • HSV193°, 24%, 39%
  • HSB193°, 24%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.369, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.369, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.369, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B5E63
  • DECIMAL ID4939363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01