What color is #4C797C?

#4C797C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C797C?

The RGB value is 76, 121, 124: 76 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C797C?

The complementary color is #7C4F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C797C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C797C color

#4C797C rgb(76, 121, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C797C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 47.5% green and 48.6% blue (76, 121, 124).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#4C797C color codes

HEX	`#4C797C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 121, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 47.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.84, -14.57, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.84, 15.97, 204.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.455, 16.666, 21.573)`
Decimal	`5011836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C797C, 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 #4C797C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C797C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #4C797C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c797c; }
.text { color: #4c797c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c797c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 121 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c797c, #4c617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C797C?: #4C797C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C797C?: The RGB value is 76, 121, 124: 76 red, 121 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C797C?: The complementary color is #7C4F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C797C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.