What color is #4B7278?

#4B7278 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7278?

The RGB value is 75, 114, 120: 75 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7278?

The complementary color is #78514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7278 color

#4B7278 rgb(75, 114, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B7278 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 44.7% green and 47.1% blue (75, 114, 120).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4B7278 color codes

HEX	`#4B7278`
RGB	`rgb(75, 114, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 44.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 5%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, -12.03, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 14.27, 212.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.308, 14.886, 19.99)`
Decimal	`4944504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7278, 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 #4B7278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #4B7278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7278; }
.text { color: #4b7278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 114 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7278, #4b5b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4B7278?: #4B7278 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7278?: The RGB value is 75, 114, 120: 75 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7278?: The complementary color is #78514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.