What color is #4E7068?

#4E7068 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7068?

The RGB value is 78, 112, 104: 78 red, 112 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7068?

The complementary color is #704E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7068?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7068 color

#4E7068 rgb(78, 112, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7068 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 43.9% green and 40.8% blue (78, 112, 104).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#4E7068 color codes

HEX	`#4E7068`
RGB	`rgb(78, 112, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 43.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, -14.07, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 14.08, 177.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.434, 14.207, 15.234)`
Decimal	`5140584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7068, 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 #4E7068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #4E7068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7068; }
.text { color: #4e7068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 112 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7068, #4e6770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4E7068?: #4E7068 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7068?: The RGB value is 78, 112, 104: 78 red, 112 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7068?: The complementary color is #704E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7068?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.