What color is #4D7077?

#4D7077 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7077?

The RGB value is 77, 112, 119: 77 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7077?

The complementary color is #77544D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7077 color

#4D7077 rgb(77, 112, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D7077 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 43.9% green and 46.7% blue (77, 112, 119).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#4D7077 color codes

HEX	`#4D7077`
RGB	`rgb(77, 112, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 43.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, -10.56, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 13.17, 216.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.183, 14.497, 19.605)`
Decimal	`5075063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7077, 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 #4D7077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	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 #4D7077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7077; }
.text { color: #4d7077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 112 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7077, #4d5b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D7077?: #4D7077 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7077?: The RGB value is 77, 112, 119: 77 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7077?: The complementary color is #77544D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.