What color is #4D7370?

#4D7370 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7370?

The RGB value is 77, 115, 112: 77 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7370?

The complementary color is #734D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7370 color

#4D7370 rgb(77, 115, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D7370 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (77, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#4D7370 color codes

HEX	`#4D7370`
RGB	`rgb(77, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.65, -14.08, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.65, 14.33, 190.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.115, 15.008, 17.585)`
Decimal	`5075824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7370, 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 #4D7370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #4D7370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7370; }
.text { color: #4d7370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7370, #4d6373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D7370?: #4D7370 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7370?: The RGB value is 77, 115, 112: 77 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7370?: The complementary color is #734D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.