What color is #4A6F76?

#4A6F76 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A6F76?

The RGB value is 74, 111, 118: 74 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A6F76?

The complementary color is #76514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A6F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A6F76 color

#4A6F76 rgb(74, 111, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A6F76 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.5% green and 46.3% blue (74, 111, 118).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#4A6F76 color codes

HEX	`#4A6F76`
RGB	`rgb(74, 111, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 6%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, -11.17, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 13.77, 215.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.777, 14.132, 19.243)`
Decimal	`4878198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A6F76, 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 #4A6F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A6F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #4A6F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a6f76; }
.text { color: #4a6f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a6f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 111 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a6f76, #4a5976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A6F76?: #4A6F76 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A6F76?: The RGB value is 74, 111, 118: 74 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A6F76?: The complementary color is #76514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A6F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.