What color is #4A7F7A?

#4A7F7A 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 #4A7F7A?

The RGB value is 74, 127, 122: 74 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A7F7A?

The complementary color is #7F4A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A7F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A7F7A color

#4A7F7A rgb(74, 127, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A7F7A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (74, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#4A7F7A color codes

HEX	`#4A7F7A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, -18.93, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 19.14, 188.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.925, 18.039, 21.157)`
Decimal	`4882298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A7F7A, 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 #4A7F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4A7F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #4A7F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a7f7a; }
.text { color: #4a7f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a7f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a7f7a, #4a6a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4A7F7A?: #4A7F7A 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 #4A7F7A?: The RGB value is 74, 127, 122: 74 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A7F7A?: The complementary color is #7F4A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A7F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.