What color is #4D786C?

#4D786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D786C?

The RGB value is 77, 120, 108: 77 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D786C?

The complementary color is #784D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D786C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D786C color

#4D786C rgb(77, 120, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D786C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (77, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#4D786C color codes

HEX	`#4D786C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -17.81, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 17.91, 174)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.483, 16.093, 16.633)`
Decimal	`5077100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D786C, 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 #4D786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #4D786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d786c; }
.text { color: #4d786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d786c, #4d6f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D786C?: #4D786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D786C?: The RGB value is 77, 120, 108: 77 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D786C?: The complementary color is #784D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D786C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.