What color is #4F7472?

#4F7472 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 #4F7472?

The RGB value is 79, 116, 114: 79 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7472?

The complementary color is #744F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7472 color

#4F7472 rgb(79, 116, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F7472 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (79, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#4F7472 color codes

HEX	`#4F7472`
RGB	`rgb(79, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, -13.5, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 13.85, 192.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.506, 15.367, 18.224)`
Decimal	`5207154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7472, 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 #4F7472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #4F7472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7472; }
.text { color: #4f7472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7472, #4f6474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F7472?: #4F7472 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 #4F7472?: The RGB value is 79, 116, 114: 79 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7472?: The complementary color is #744F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.