What color is #447777?

#447777 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Rain?

The RGB value is 68, 119, 119: 68 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Rain?

The complementary color is #774444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Rain color: hex code #447777

#447777 rgb(68, 119, 119)

Shades of teal

Tropical Rain has the hex code #447777. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (68, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

Tropical Rain (#447777) color codes

HEX	`#447777`
RGB	`rgb(68, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -17.07, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 17.9, 197.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.309, 15.754, 19.841)`
Decimal	`4487031`
Short hex	`#477`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Rain, 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 #447777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	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 #447777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447777; }
.text { color: #447777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447777, #445e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

See #447777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #447777?: #447777 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Rain?: The RGB value is 68, 119, 119: 68 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Rain?: The complementary color is #774444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.