What color is #4A7C77?

#4A7C77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A7C77?

The RGB value is 74, 124, 119: 74 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7C77?

The complementary color is #7C4A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7C77 color

#4A7C77 rgb(74, 124, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A7C77 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 48.6% green and 46.7% blue (74, 124, 119).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#4A7C77 color codes

HEX	`#4A7C77`
RGB	`rgb(74, 124, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 48.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, -18.1, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 18.29, 188.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.36, 17.202, 20.066)`
Decimal	`4881527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7C77, 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 #4A7C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #4A7C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7c77; }
.text { color: #4a7c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 124 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7c77, #4a687c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A7C77?: #4A7C77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A7C77?: The RGB value is 74, 124, 119: 74 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7C77?: The complementary color is #7C4A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.