What color is #4C827C?

#4C827C 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 #4C827C?

The RGB value is 76, 130, 124: 76 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C827C?

The complementary color is #824C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C827C color

#4C827C rgb(76, 130, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C827C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (76, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#4C827C color codes

HEX	`#4C827C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, -19.45, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 19.59, 187)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.6, 18.956, 21.954)`
Decimal	`5014140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C827C, 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 #4C827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #4C827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c827c; }
.text { color: #4c827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c827c, #4c6d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C827C?: #4C827C 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 #4C827C?: The RGB value is 76, 130, 124: 76 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C827C?: The complementary color is #824C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.