What color is #4B7972?

#4B7972 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 #4B7972?

The RGB value is 75, 121, 114: 75 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7972?

The complementary color is #794B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7972 color

#4B7972 rgb(75, 121, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B7972 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (75, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#4B7972 color codes

HEX	`#4B7972`
RGB	`rgb(75, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, -17.48, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 17.52, 183.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.775, 16.385, 18.406)`
Decimal	`4946290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7972, 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 #4B7972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #4B7972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7972; }
.text { color: #4b7972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7972, #4b6979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B7972?: #4B7972 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 #4B7972?: The RGB value is 75, 121, 114: 75 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7972?: The complementary color is #794B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.