What color is #4E787B?

#4E787B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E787B?

The RGB value is 78, 120, 123: 78 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E787B?

The complementary color is #7B514E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E787B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E787B color

#4E787B rgb(78, 120, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E787B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (78, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#4E787B color codes

HEX	`#4E787B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -13.7, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 15.07, 204.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.432, 16.482, 21.209)`
Decimal	`5142651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E787B, 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 #4E787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #4E787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e787b; }
.text { color: #4e787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e787b, #4e627b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E787B?: #4E787B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E787B?: The RGB value is 78, 120, 123: 78 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E787B?: The complementary color is #7B514E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E787B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.