What color is #4B7168?

#4B7168 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7168?

The RGB value is 75, 113, 104: 75 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7168?

The complementary color is #714B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7168 color

#4B7168 rgb(75, 113, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B7168 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (75, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#4B7168 color codes

HEX	`#4B7168`
RGB	`rgb(75, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, -15.61, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 15.62, 177.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.305, 14.305, 15.259)`
Decimal	`4944232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7168, 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 #4B7168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #4B7168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7168; }
.text { color: #4b7168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7168, #4b6771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B7168?: #4B7168 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7168?: The RGB value is 75, 113, 104: 75 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7168?: The complementary color is #714B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.