What color is #4D8176?

#4D8176 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8176?

The RGB value is 77, 129, 118: 77 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8176?

The complementary color is #814D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8176 color

#4D8176 rgb(77, 129, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D8176 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 50.6% green and 46.3% blue (77, 129, 118).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#4D8176 color codes

HEX	`#4D8176`
RGB	`rgb(77, 129, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 50.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -20.16, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 20.16, 178.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.18, 18.585, 19.976)`
Decimal	`5079414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8176, 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 #4D8176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #4D8176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8176; }
.text { color: #4d8176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 129 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8176, #4d7281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4D8176?: #4D8176 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8176?: The RGB value is 77, 129, 118: 77 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8176?: The complementary color is #814D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.