What color is #4A7672?

#4A7672 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7672?

The RGB value is 74, 118, 114: 74 red, 118 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7672?

The complementary color is #764A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7672 color

#4A7672 rgb(74, 118, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A7672 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 46.3% green and 44.7% blue (74, 118, 114).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#4A7672 color codes

HEX	`#4A7672`
RGB	`rgb(74, 118, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 46.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.48, -16.14, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.48, 16.35, 189.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.339, 15.627, 18.282)`
Decimal	`4879986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7672, 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 #4A7672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #4A7672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7672; }
.text { color: #4a7672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 118 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7672, #4a6476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A7672?: #4A7672 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7672?: The RGB value is 74, 118, 114: 74 red, 118 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7672?: The complementary color is #764A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.