What color is #4E7D79?

#4E7D79 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 #4E7D79?

The RGB value is 78, 125, 121: 78 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7D79?

The complementary color is #7D4E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7D79 color

#4E7D79 rgb(78, 125, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7D79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (78, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#4E7D79 color codes

HEX	`#4E7D79`
RGB	`rgb(78, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 38%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, -16.97, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 17.21, 189.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.925, 17.667, 20.762)`
Decimal	`5143929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7D79, 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 #4E7D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4E7D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #4E7D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7d79; }
.text { color: #4e7d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7d79, #4e6a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E7D79?: #4E7D79 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 #4E7D79?: The RGB value is 78, 125, 121: 78 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7D79?: The complementary color is #7D4E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.