What color is #4D7D78?

#4D7D78 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 #4D7D78?

The RGB value is 77, 125, 120: 77 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7D78?

The complementary color is #7D4D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7D78 color

#4D7D78 rgb(77, 125, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D7D78 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 49% green and 47.1% blue (77, 125, 120).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#4D7D78 color codes

HEX	`#4D7D78`
RGB	`rgb(77, 125, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 49%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -17.52, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 17.68, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.783, 17.6, 20.437)`
Decimal	`5078392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7D78, 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 #4D7D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #4D7D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7d78; }
.text { color: #4d7d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 125 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7d78, #4d6a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D7D78?: #4D7D78 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 #4D7D78?: The RGB value is 77, 125, 120: 77 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7D78?: The complementary color is #7D4D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.