What color is #4E7976?

#4E7976 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 #4E7976?

The RGB value is 78, 121, 118: 78 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7976?

The complementary color is #794E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7976 color

#4E7976 rgb(78, 121, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7976 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (78, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% 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 4.86:1).

#4E7976 color codes

HEX	`#4E7976`
RGB	`rgb(78, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, -15.56, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 15.86, 191.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.248, 16.602, 19.642)`
Decimal	`5142902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7976, 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 #4E7976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #4E7976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7976; }
.text { color: #4e7976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7976, #4e6679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E7976?: #4E7976 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 #4E7976?: The RGB value is 78, 121, 118: 78 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7976?: The complementary color is #794E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.