What color is #4E7675?

#4E7675 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7675?

The RGB value is 78, 118, 117: 78 red, 118 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7675?

The complementary color is #764E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7675 color

#4E7675 rgb(78, 118, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7675 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 46.3% green and 45.9% blue (78, 118, 117).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#4E7675 color codes

HEX	`#4E7675`
RGB	`rgb(78, 118, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 46.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 34%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -14.16, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 14.69, 195.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.83, 15.86, 19.211)`
Decimal	`5142133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7675, 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 #4E7675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #4E7675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7675; }
.text { color: #4e7675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 118 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7675, #4e6376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E7675?: #4E7675 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7675?: The RGB value is 78, 118, 117: 78 red, 118 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7675?: The complementary color is #764E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.