What color is #4B6F6C?

#4B6F6C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B6F6C?

The RGB value is 75, 111, 108: 75 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B6F6C?

The complementary color is #6F4B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B6F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B6F6C color

#4B6F6C rgb(75, 111, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B6F6C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 43.5% green and 42.4% blue (75, 111, 108).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#4B6F6C color codes

HEX	`#4B6F6C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 111, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 43.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, -13.5, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 13.71, 190.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.292, 13.947, 16.281)`
Decimal	`4943724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B6F6C, 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 #4B6F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B6F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #4B6F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b6f6c; }
.text { color: #4b6f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 111 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b6f6c, #4b606f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B6F6C?: #4B6F6C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B6F6C?: The RGB value is 75, 111, 108: 75 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B6F6C?: The complementary color is #6F4B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B6F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.