What color is #4A7068?

#4A7068 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7068?

The RGB value is 74, 112, 104: 74 red, 112 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7068?

The complementary color is #704A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7068?

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.

#4A7068 color

#4A7068 rgb(74, 112, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A7068 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 43.9% green and 40.8% blue (74, 112, 104).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4A7068 color codes

HEX	`#4A7068`
RGB	`rgb(74, 112, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 43.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -15.37, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 15.38, 179.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.116, 14.043, 15.219)`
Decimal	`4878440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7068, 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 #4A7068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7068 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 #4A7068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7068; }
.text { color: #4a7068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 112 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7068, #4a6570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4A7068?: #4A7068 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7068?: The RGB value is 74, 112, 104: 74 red, 112 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7068?: The complementary color is #704A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7068?: 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.