What color is #4C6E6F?

#4C6E6F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C6E6F?

The RGB value is 76, 110, 111: 76 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C6E6F?

The complementary color is #6F4D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C6E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C6E6F color

#4C6E6F rgb(76, 110, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C6E6F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 43.1% green and 43.5% blue (76, 110, 111).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#4C6E6F color codes

HEX	`#4C6E6F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 110, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 43.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, -11.84, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 12.66, 200.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.425, 13.835, 17.104)`
Decimal	`5009007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C6E6F, 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 #4C6E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C6E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #4C6E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c6e6f; }
.text { color: #4c6e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c6e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 110 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c6e6f, #4c5c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C6E6F?: #4C6E6F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C6E6F?: The RGB value is 76, 110, 111: 76 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C6E6F?: The complementary color is #6F4D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C6E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.