What color is #4C7074?

#4C7074 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7074?

The RGB value is 76, 112, 116: 76 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7074?

The complementary color is #74504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7074 color

#4C7074 rgb(76, 112, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C7074 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (76, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#4C7074 color codes

HEX	`#4C7074`
RGB	`rgb(76, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, -11.67, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 13.27, 208.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.926, 14.385, 18.668)`
Decimal	`5009524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7074, 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 #4C7074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #4C7074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7074; }
.text { color: #4c7074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7074, #4c5c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C7074?: #4C7074 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7074?: The RGB value is 76, 112, 116: 76 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7074?: The complementary color is #74504C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.