What color is #4CBDAC?

#4CBDAC is a desaturated spring green known as Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Bliss?

The RGB value is 76, 189, 172: 76 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Bliss?

The complementary color is #BD4C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4CBDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Bliss color: hex code #4CBDAC

#4CBDAC rgb(76, 189, 172)

Shades of teal

Emerald Bliss has the hex code #4CBDAC. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 74.1% green and 67.5% blue (76, 189, 172).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 46% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC) color codes

HEX	`#4CBDAC`
RGB	`rgb(76, 189, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 74.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 46%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 60%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, -36.03, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 36.05, 181.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.621, 40.907, 45.409)`
Decimal	`5029292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Bliss, 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 #4CBDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4CBDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4CBDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4cbdac; }
.text { color: #4cbdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4cbdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 189 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4cbdac, #4c96bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

See #4CBDAC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4CBDAC?: #4CBDAC is a desaturated spring green known as Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Bliss?: The RGB value is 76, 189, 172: 76 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Bliss?: The complementary color is #BD4C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4CBDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.