What color is #447E77?

#447E77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447E77?

The RGB value is 68, 126, 119: 68 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447E77?

The complementary color is #7E444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447E77 color

#447E77 rgb(68, 126, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #447E77 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 49.4% green and 46.7% blue (68, 126, 119).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#447E77 color codes

HEX	`#447E77`
RGB	`rgb(68, 126, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 49.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 46%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -20.82, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 20.93, 185.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.173, 17.482, 20.129)`
Decimal	`4488823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447E77, 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 #447E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #447E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447e77; }
.text { color: #447e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 126 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447e77, #44687e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #447E77?: #447E77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447E77?: The RGB value is 68, 126, 119: 68 red, 126 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447E77?: The complementary color is #7E444B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.