What color is #4D7B68?

#4D7B68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7B68?

The RGB value is 77, 123, 104: 77 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7B68?

The complementary color is #7B4D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7B68 color

#4D7B68 rgb(77, 123, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #4D7B68 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 48.2% green and 40.8% blue (77, 123, 104).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#4D7B68 color codes

HEX	`#4D7B68`
RGB	`rgb(77, 123, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 48.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, -20.35, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 21.07, 165.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.641, 16.742, 15.66)`
Decimal	`5077864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7B68, 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 #4D7B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #4D7B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7b68; }
.text { color: #4d7b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 123 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7b68, #4d777b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D7B68?: #4D7B68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7B68?: The RGB value is 77, 123, 104: 77 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7B68?: The complementary color is #7B4D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.