What color is #4A7878?

#4A7878 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7878?

The RGB value is 74, 120, 120: 74 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7878?

The complementary color is #784A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7878 color

#4A7878 rgb(74, 120, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A7878 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (74, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#4A7878 color codes

HEX	`#4A7878`
RGB	`rgb(74, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, -15.67, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 16.44, 197.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.929, 16.244, 20.22)`
Decimal	`4880504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7878, 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 #4A7878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #4A7878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7878; }
.text { color: #4a7878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7878, #4a6178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A7878?: #4A7878 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7878?: The RGB value is 74, 120, 120: 74 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7878?: The complementary color is #784A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.