What color is #4E716F?

#4E716F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E716F?

The RGB value is 78, 113, 111: 78 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E716F?

The complementary color is #714E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E716F color

#4E716F rgb(78, 113, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E716F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (78, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#4E716F color codes

HEX	`#4E716F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, -12.9, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 13.23, 192.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.915, 14.577, 17.222)`
Decimal	`5140847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E716F, 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 #4E716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #4E716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e716f; }
.text { color: #4e716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e716f, #4e6271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E716F?: #4E716F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E716F?: The RGB value is 78, 113, 111: 78 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E716F?: The complementary color is #714E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.