What color is #4D716A?

#4D716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D716A?

The RGB value is 77, 113, 106: 77 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D716A?

The complementary color is #714D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D716A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D716A color

#4D716A rgb(77, 113, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D716A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (77, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#4D716A color codes

HEX	`#4D716A`
RGB	`rgb(77, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, -14.47, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 14.47, 180.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.566, 14.428, 15.808)`
Decimal	`5075306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D716A, 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 #4D716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D716A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #4D716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d716a; }
.text { color: #4d716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d716a, #4d6671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D716A?: #4D716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D716A?: The RGB value is 77, 113, 106: 77 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D716A?: The complementary color is #714D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D716A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.