What color is #4D7E84?

#4D7E84 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D7E84?

The RGB value is 77, 126, 132: 77 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D7E84?

The complementary color is #84534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D7E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D7E84 color

#4D7E84 rgb(77, 126, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D7E84 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (77, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#4D7E84 color codes

HEX	`#4D7E84`
RGB	`rgb(77, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, -14.87, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 17.12, 209.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.685, 18.164, 24.558)`
Decimal	`5078660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D7E84, 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 #4D7E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4D7E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #4D7E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d7e84; }
.text { color: #4d7e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d7e84, #4d6384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D7E84?: #4D7E84 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D7E84?: The RGB value is 77, 126, 132: 77 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D7E84?: The complementary color is #84534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D7E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.