What color is #4B767E?

#4B767E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B767E?

The RGB value is 75, 118, 126: 75 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B767E?

The complementary color is #7E534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B767E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B767E color

#4B767E rgb(75, 118, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B767E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (75, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#4B767E color codes

HEX	`#4B767E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -12.64, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 15.57, 215.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.145, 15.958, 22.122)`
Decimal	`4945534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B767E, 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 #4B767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B767E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #4B767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b767e; }
.text { color: #4b767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b767e, #4b5d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4B767E?: #4B767E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B767E?: The RGB value is 75, 118, 126: 75 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B767E?: The complementary color is #7E534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B767E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.