What color is #4C7E71?

#4C7E71 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7E71?

The RGB value is 76, 126, 113: 76 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7E71?

The complementary color is #7E4C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7E71 color

#4C7E71 rgb(76, 126, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #4C7E71 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 49.4% green and 44.3% blue (76, 126, 113).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#4C7E71 color codes

HEX	`#4C7E71`
RGB	`rgb(76, 126, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 49.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -20.1, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 20.18, 174.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.421, 17.65, 18.319)`
Decimal	`5013105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7E71, 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 #4C7E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #4C7E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7e71; }
.text { color: #4c7e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 126 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7e71, #4c727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4C7E71?: #4C7E71 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7E71?: The RGB value is 76, 126, 113: 76 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7E71?: The complementary color is #7E4C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.