What color is #4C7468?

#4C7468 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7468?

The RGB value is 76, 116, 104: 76 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7468?

The complementary color is #744C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7468 color

#4C7468 rgb(76, 116, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7468 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 45.5% green and 40.8% blue (76, 116, 104).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#4C7468 color codes

HEX	`#4C7468`
RGB	`rgb(76, 116, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 45.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, -16.93, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 17.07, 172.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.724, 15.026, 15.377)`
Decimal	`5010536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7468, 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 #4C7468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #4C7468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7468; }
.text { color: #4c7468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 116 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7468, #4c6c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4C7468?: #4C7468 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7468?: The RGB value is 76, 116, 104: 76 red, 116 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7468?: The complementary color is #744C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.