What color is #4F786C?

#4F786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F786C?

The RGB value is 79, 120, 108: 79 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F786C?

The complementary color is #784F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F786C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F786C color

#4F786C rgb(79, 120, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F786C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (79, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#4F786C color codes

HEX	`#4F786C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -17.18, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 17.3, 173.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.647, 16.177, 16.641)`
Decimal	`5208172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F786C, 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 #4F786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #4F786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f786c; }
.text { color: #4f786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f786c, #4f6f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4F786C?: #4F786C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F786C?: The RGB value is 79, 120, 108: 79 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F786C?: The complementary color is #784F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F786C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.