What color is #4E7B75?

#4E7B75 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7B75?

The RGB value is 78, 123, 117: 78 red, 123 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7B75?

The complementary color is #7B4E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7B75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7B75 color

#4E7B75 rgb(78, 123, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7B75 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 48.2% green and 45.9% blue (78, 123, 117).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#4E7B75 color codes

HEX	`#4E7B75`
RGB	`rgb(78, 123, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 48.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -16.9, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 16.98, 185.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.435, 17.069, 19.413)`
Decimal	`5143413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7B75, 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 #4E7B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #4E7B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7b75; }
.text { color: #4e7b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 123 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7b75, #4e6b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E7B75?: #4E7B75 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7B75?: The RGB value is 78, 123, 117: 78 red, 123 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7B75?: The complementary color is #7B4E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7B75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.