What color is #4D837B?

#4D837B 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 #4D837B?

The RGB value is 77, 131, 123: 77 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D837B?

The complementary color is #834D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D837B color

#4D837B rgb(77, 131, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D837B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (77, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#4D837B color codes

HEX	`#4D837B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, -19.95, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 19.99, 183.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.751, 19.239, 21.671)`
Decimal	`5079931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D837B, 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 #4D837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #4D837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d837b; }
.text { color: #4d837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d837b, #4d7083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4D837B?: #4D837B 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 #4D837B?: The RGB value is 77, 131, 123: 77 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D837B?: The complementary color is #834D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.