What color is #4B786F?

#4B786F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B786F?

The RGB value is 75, 120, 111: 75 red, 120 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B786F?

The complementary color is #784B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B786F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B786F color

#4B786F rgb(75, 120, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B786F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 47.1% green and 43.5% blue (75, 120, 111).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#4B786F color codes

HEX	`#4B786F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 120, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 47.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -17.69, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 17.69, 179.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.486, 16.076, 17.481)`
Decimal	`4946031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B786F, 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 #4B786F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B786F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #4B786F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b786f; }
.text { color: #4b786f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b786f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 120 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b786f, #4b6a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B786F?: #4B786F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B786F?: The RGB value is 75, 120, 111: 75 red, 120 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B786F?: The complementary color is #784B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B786F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.