What color is #4B7079?

#4B7079 is a grayish cyan known as Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Winter Storm?

The RGB value is 75, 112, 121: 75 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Winter Storm?

The complementary color is #79544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Winter Storm color: hex code #4B7079

#4B7079 rgb(75, 112, 121)

Shades of teal

Winter Storm has the hex code #4B7079. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (75, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

Winter Storm (#4B7079) color codes

HEX	`#4B7079`
RGB	`rgb(75, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, -10.62, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 14.02, 220.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.146, 14.464, 20.237)`
Decimal	`4943993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Winter Storm, 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 #4B7079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #4B7079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7079; }
.text { color: #4b7079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7079, #4b5979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

See #4B7079 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B7079?: #4B7079 is a grayish cyan known as Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Winter Storm?: The RGB value is 75, 112, 121: 75 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Winter Storm?: The complementary color is #79544B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.