Information about #4B7472 color

#4B7472 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B7472 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 116, 114) — 29.4% red, 45.5% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 1 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #4B7472 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sabbatical (#547377) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).

The recipe behind #4B7472 is rgb(75, 116, 114), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4B7472 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4B7472 color variations

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#4B7472 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4B7472

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B7472
  • RGB75, 116, 114
  • CMYK16, 0, 1, 55
  • CSSrgb(75, 116, 114)
  • HSL177°, 21%, 37%
  • HSL Precise177.073°, 21.466%, 37.451%
  • HSV177°, 35%, 45%
  • HSB177°, 35%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.455, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.455, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.455, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B7472
  • DECIMAL ID4945010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01