What color is #4C7F79?

#4C7F79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C7F79?

The RGB value is 76, 127, 121: 76 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C7F79?

The complementary color is #7F4C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C7F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C7F79 color

#4C7F79 rgb(76, 127, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C7F79 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (76, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#4C7F79 color codes

HEX	`#4C7F79`
RGB	`rgb(76, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 40%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, -18.62, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 18.74, 186.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.02, 18.095, 20.839)`
Decimal	`5013369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C7F79, 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 #4C7F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4C7F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #4C7F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c7f79; }
.text { color: #4c7f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c7f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c7f79, #4c6b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C7F79?: #4C7F79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C7F79?: The RGB value is 76, 127, 121: 76 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C7F79?: The complementary color is #7F4C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C7F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.