What color is #4C6C69?

#4C6C69 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 #4C6C69?

The RGB value is 76, 108, 105: 76 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6C69?

The complementary color is #6C4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6C69 color

#4C6C69 rgb(76, 108, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C6C69 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 42.4% green and 41.2% blue (76, 108, 105).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#4C6C69 color codes

HEX	`#4C6C69`
RGB	`rgb(76, 108, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 42.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.18, -12.24, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.18, 12.41, 189.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.892, 13.281, 15.351)`
Decimal	`5008489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6C69, 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 #4C6C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #4C6C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6c69; }
.text { color: #4c6c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 108 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6c69, #4c5f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4C6C69?: #4C6C69 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 #4C6C69?: The RGB value is 76, 108, 105: 76 red, 108 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6C69?: The complementary color is #6C4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.