Information about #4C5B61 color

#4C5B61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C5B61 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 91, 97) — 29.8% red, 35.7% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 2 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4C5B61 reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fiord (#4B5A62). Nearby in the Register you will also find Compass (#4B5761) and Haast Shale (#515664).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(76, 91, 97)), which gives #4C5B61 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4C5B61 color variations

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#4C5B61 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 #4C5B61

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

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C5B61
  • RGB76, 91, 97
  • CMYK8, 2, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(76, 91, 97)
  • HSL197°, 12%, 34%
  • HSL Precise197.143°, 12.139%, 33.922%
  • HSV197°, 22%, 38%
  • HSB197°, 22%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.357, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.357, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.357, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C5B61
  • DECIMAL ID5004129
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01