What color is #4C716C?

#4C716C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C716C?

The RGB value is 76, 113, 108: 76 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C716C?

The complementary color is #714C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C716C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C716C color

#4C716C rgb(76, 113, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C716C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 44.3% green and 42.4% blue (76, 113, 108).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#4C716C color codes

HEX	`#4C716C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 113, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 44.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, -14.3, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 14.37, 185.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.591, 14.429, 16.359)`
Decimal	`5009772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C716C, 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 #4C716C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C716C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #4C716C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c716c; }
.text { color: #4c716c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c716c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 113 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c716c, #4c6471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4C716C?: #4C716C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C716C?: The RGB value is 76, 113, 108: 76 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C716C?: The complementary color is #714C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C716C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.