What color is #447F7C?

#447F7C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #447F7C?

The RGB value is 68, 127, 124: 68 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #447F7C?

The complementary color is #7F4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #447F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#447F7C color

#447F7C rgb(68, 127, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #447F7C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (68, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#447F7C color codes

HEX	`#447F7C`
RGB	`rgb(68, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, -20, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 20.47, 192.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.61, 17.862, 21.795)`
Decimal	`4489084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #447F7C, 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 #447F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#447F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #447F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #447f7c; }
.text { color: #447f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #447f7c, #44657f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #447F7C?: #447F7C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #447F7C?: The RGB value is 68, 127, 124: 68 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #447F7C?: The complementary color is #7F4447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #447F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.