What color is #4C7775?

#4C7775 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 #4C7775?

The RGB value is 76, 119, 117: 76 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7775?

The complementary color is #774C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7775 color

#4C7775 rgb(76, 119, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C7775 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 46.7% green and 45.9% blue (76, 119, 117).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% 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 5:1).

#4C7775 color codes

HEX	`#4C7775`
RGB	`rgb(76, 119, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 46.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, -15.32, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 15.74, 193.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.787, 16.014, 19.243)`
Decimal	`5011317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7775, 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 #4C7775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #4C7775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7775; }
.text { color: #4c7775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 119 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7775, #4c6477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C7775?: #4C7775 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 #4C7775?: The RGB value is 76, 119, 117: 76 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7775?: The complementary color is #774C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.