What color is #4C7C69?

#4C7C69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7C69?

The RGB value is 76, 124, 105: 76 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7C69?

The complementary color is #7C4C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7C69 color

#4C7C69 rgb(76, 124, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7C69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 48.6% green and 41.2% blue (76, 124, 105).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#4C7C69 color codes

HEX	`#4C7C69`
RGB	`rgb(76, 124, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 48.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -20.96, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 21.61, 165.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.737, 16.971, 15.966)`
Decimal	`5012585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7C69, 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 #4C7C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #4C7C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7c69; }
.text { color: #4c7c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 124 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7c69, #4c777c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4C7C69?: #4C7C69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7C69?: The RGB value is 76, 124, 105: 76 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7C69?: The complementary color is #7C4C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.