What color is #4C837A?

#4C837A 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 #4C837A?

The RGB value is 76, 131, 122: 76 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C837A?

The complementary color is #834C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C837A color

#4C837A rgb(76, 131, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C837A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (76, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#4C837A color codes

HEX	`#4C837A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -20.49, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 20.5, 182.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.608, 19.173, 21.34)`
Decimal	`5014394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C837A, 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 #4C837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #4C837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c837a; }
.text { color: #4c837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c837a, #4c7083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4C837A?: #4C837A 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 #4C837A?: The RGB value is 76, 131, 122: 76 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C837A?: The complementary color is #834C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.