What color is #4B7C6D?

#4B7C6D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B7C6D?

The RGB value is 75, 124, 109: 75 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B7C6D?

The complementary color is #7C4B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B7C6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B7C6D color

#4B7C6D rgb(75, 124, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #4B7C6D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 48.6% green and 42.7% blue (75, 124, 109).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#4B7C6D color codes

HEX	`#4B7C6D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 124, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 48.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, -20.32, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 20.53, 171.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.869, 17.014, 17.071)`
Decimal	`4947053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B7C6D, 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 #4B7C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4B7C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #4B7C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b7c6d; }
.text { color: #4b7c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b7c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 124 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b7c6d, #4b737c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4B7C6D?: #4B7C6D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B7C6D?: The RGB value is 75, 124, 109: 75 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B7C6D?: The complementary color is #7C4B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B7C6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.