What color is #4F7A7A?

#4F7A7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7A7A?

The RGB value is 79, 122, 122: 79 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7A7A?

The complementary color is #7A4F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7A7A color

#4F7A7A rgb(79, 122, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F7A7A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 47.8% green and 47.8% blue (79, 122, 122).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#4F7A7A color codes

HEX	`#4F7A7A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 122, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 47.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, -14.77, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 15.51, 197.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.696, 16.986, 20.965)`
Decimal	`5208698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7A7A, 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 #4F7A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #4F7A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7a7a; }
.text { color: #4f7a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 122 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7a7a, #4f657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F7A7A?: #4F7A7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7A7A?: The RGB value is 79, 122, 122: 79 red, 122 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7A7A?: The complementary color is #7A4F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.