What color is #4F7571?

#4F7571 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7571?

The RGB value is 79, 117, 113: 79 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7571?

The complementary color is #754F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7571 color

#4F7571 rgb(79, 117, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F7571 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (79, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#4F7571 color codes

HEX	`#4F7571`
RGB	`rgb(79, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, -14.31, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 14.46, 188.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.565, 15.576, 17.964)`
Decimal	`5207409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7571, 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 #4F7571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #4F7571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7571; }
.text { color: #4f7571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7571, #4f6675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F7571?: #4F7571 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7571?: The RGB value is 79, 117, 113: 79 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7571?: The complementary color is #754F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.