What color is #4F7C76?

#4F7C76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7C76?

The RGB value is 79, 124, 118: 79 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7C76?

The complementary color is #7C4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7C76 color

#4F7C76 rgb(79, 124, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F7C76 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 48.6% green and 46.3% blue (79, 124, 118).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#4F7C76 color codes

HEX	`#4F7C76`
RGB	`rgb(79, 124, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 48.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.74, -16.89, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.74, 16.97, 185.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.701, 17.385, 19.77)`
Decimal	`5209206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7C76, 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 #4F7C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #4F7C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7c76; }
.text { color: #4f7c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 124 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7c76, #4f6c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F7C76?: #4F7C76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7C76?: The RGB value is 79, 124, 118: 79 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7C76?: The complementary color is #7C4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.