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#4E877E closest to Highlands

#4E877E is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Highlands. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(78, 135, 126)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 27% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black. #4E877E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.09:1.

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Variations of #4E877E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E877E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E877E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E877E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #787A7F
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82817E
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #77827E
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #787A7F
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E7F7F
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #388984
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #468881
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #737F7D

#4E877E contrast checker

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4.13:1 Poor#4E877E text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.09:1 Good#4E877E text on black
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#4E877E in CSS

/* Highlands */
.color { color: #4E877E; }
.background { background-color: #4E877E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E877E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 135 126);
color: hsl(171 27% 42%);
color: oklch(0.581 0.062 182.9);

#4E877E FAQ

What color is #4E877E?

#4E877E is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Highlands. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E877E?

#4E877E is rgb(78, 135, 126) in RGB, hsl(171, 27%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 47%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E877E?

The complementary color of #4E877E is #874E57, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E877E?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E877E: 5.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E877E a warm or cool color?

#4E877E is a cool color.