What color is #4F7271?

#4F7271 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7271?

The RGB value is 79, 114, 113: 79 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7271?

The complementary color is #724F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7271 color

#4F7271 rgb(79, 114, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F7271 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (79, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#4F7271 color codes

HEX	`#4F7271`
RGB	`rgb(79, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, -12.64, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 13.1, 195.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.221, 14.888, 17.849)`
Decimal	`5206641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7271, 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 #4F7271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #4F7271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7271; }
.text { color: #4f7271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7271, #4f6272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F7271?: #4F7271 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7271?: The RGB value is 79, 114, 113: 79 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7271?: The complementary color is #724F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.