What color is #4C7675?

#4C7675 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7675?

The RGB value is 76, 118, 117: 76 red, 118 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7675?

The complementary color is #764C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7675 color

#4C7675 rgb(76, 118, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C7675 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 46.3% green and 45.9% blue (76, 118, 117).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#4C7675 color codes

HEX	`#4C7675`
RGB	`rgb(76, 118, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 46.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 36%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, -14.77, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 15.32, 195.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.669, 15.777, 19.204)`
Decimal	`5011061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7675, 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 #4C7675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #4C7675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7675; }
.text { color: #4c7675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 118 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7675, #4c6276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C7675?: #4C7675 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7675?: The RGB value is 76, 118, 117: 76 red, 118 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7675?: The complementary color is #764C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.