What color is #4C6660?

#4C6660 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6660?

The RGB value is 76, 102, 96: 76 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6660?

The complementary color is #664C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6660 color

#4C6660 rgb(76, 102, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C6660 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 40% green and 37.6% blue (76, 102, 96).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#4C6660 color codes

HEX	`#4C6660`
RGB	`rgb(76, 102, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 40%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.03, -11.02, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.03, 11.03, 178.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.843, 11.883, 12.839)`
Decimal	`5006944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6660, 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 #4C6660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4C6660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6660; }
.text { color: #4c6660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 102 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6660, #4c5f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4C6660?: #4C6660 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6660?: The RGB value is 76, 102, 96: 76 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6660?: The complementary color is #664C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.