What color is #4D777B?

#4D777B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D777B?

The RGB value is 77, 119, 123: 77 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D777B?

The complementary color is #7B514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D777B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D777B color

#4D777B rgb(77, 119, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D777B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 46.7% green and 48.2% blue (77, 119, 123).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#4D777B color codes

HEX	`#4D777B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 119, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 46.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, -13.44, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 15.07, 206.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.231, 16.201, 21.165)`
Decimal	`5076859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D777B, 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 #4D777B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D777B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #4D777B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d777b; }
.text { color: #4d777b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d777b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 119 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d777b, #4d607b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D777B?: #4D777B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D777B?: The RGB value is 77, 119, 123: 77 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D777B?: The complementary color is #7B514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D777B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.