What color is #4D7469?

#4D7469 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7469?

The RGB value is 77, 116, 105: 77 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7469?

The complementary color is #744D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7469 color

#4D7469 rgb(77, 116, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7469 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (77, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#4D7469 color codes

HEX	`#4D7469`
RGB	`rgb(77, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.75, -16.36, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.75, 16.45, 174.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.855, 15.088, 15.649)`
Decimal	`5076073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7469, 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 #4D7469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #4D7469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7469; }
.text { color: #4d7469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7469, #4d6b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D7469?: #4D7469 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7469?: The RGB value is 77, 116, 105: 77 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7469?: The complementary color is #744D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.