What color is #4C6B68?

#4C6B68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6B68?

The RGB value is 76, 107, 104: 76 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6B68?

The complementary color is #6B4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6B68 color

#4C6B68 rgb(76, 107, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C6B68 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (76, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#4C6B68 color codes

HEX	`#4C6B68`
RGB	`rgb(76, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, -11.92, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 12.08, 189.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.736, 13.051, 15.047)`
Decimal	`5008232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6B68, 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 #4C6B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #4C6B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6b68; }
.text { color: #4c6b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6b68, #4c5e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4C6B68?: #4C6B68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6B68?: The RGB value is 76, 107, 104: 76 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6B68?: The complementary color is #6B4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.