What color is #4C877D?

#4C877D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C877D?

The RGB value is 76, 135, 125: 76 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C877D?

The complementary color is #874C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C877D color

#4C877D rgb(76, 135, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C877D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (76, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#4C877D color codes

HEX	`#4C877D`
RGB	`rgb(76, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, -21.81, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 21.82, 181.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.345, 20.344, 22.516)`
Decimal	`5015421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C877D, 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 #4C877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #4C877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c877d; }
.text { color: #4c877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c877d, #4c7387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4C877D?: #4C877D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C877D?: The RGB value is 76, 135, 125: 76 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C877D?: The complementary color is #874C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.