What color is #4D776F?

#4D776F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D776F?

The RGB value is 77, 119, 111: 77 red, 119 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D776F?

The complementary color is #774D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D776F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D776F color

#4D776F rgb(77, 119, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D776F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 46.7% green and 43.5% blue (77, 119, 111).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#4D776F color codes

HEX	`#4D776F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 119, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 46.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -16.54, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 16.54, 180.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.526, 15.918, 17.448)`
Decimal	`5076847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D776F, 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 #4D776F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D776F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #4D776F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d776f; }
.text { color: #4d776f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d776f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 119 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d776f, #4d6a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D776F?: #4D776F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D776F?: The RGB value is 77, 119, 111: 77 red, 119 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D776F?: The complementary color is #774D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D776F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.