What color is #4C7379?

#4C7379 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7379?

The RGB value is 76, 115, 121: 76 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7379?

The complementary color is #79524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7379?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7379 color

#4C7379 rgb(76, 115, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C7379 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 45.1% green and 47.5% blue (76, 115, 121).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#4C7379 color codes

HEX	`#4C7379`
RGB	`rgb(76, 115, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 45.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 5%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, -12.03, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 14.26, 212.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.561, 15.178, 20.353)`
Decimal	`5010297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7379, 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 #4C7379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #4C7379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7379; }
.text { color: #4c7379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 115 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7379, #4c5c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C7379?: #4C7379 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7379?: The RGB value is 76, 115, 121: 76 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7379?: The complementary color is #79524C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7379?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.