What color is #4A6F72?

#4A6F72 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6F72?

The RGB value is 74, 111, 114: 74 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6F72?

The complementary color is #724D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6F72 color

#4A6F72 rgb(74, 111, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A6F72 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (74, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#4A6F72 color codes

HEX	`#4A6F72`
RGB	`rgb(74, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -12.25, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 13.57, 205.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.545, 14.039, 18.018)`
Decimal	`4878194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6F72, 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 #4A6F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #4A6F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6f72; }
.text { color: #4a6f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6f72, #4a5b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A6F72?: #4A6F72 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6F72?: The RGB value is 74, 111, 114: 74 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6F72?: The complementary color is #724D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.