What color is #4AAE97?

#4AAE97 is a desaturated spring green known as Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hole in One?

The RGB value is 74, 174, 151: 74 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hole in One?

The complementary color is #AE4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AAE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hole in One color: hex code #4AAE97

#4AAE97 rgb(74, 174, 151)

Shades of teal

Hole in One has the hex code #4AAE97. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (74, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

Hole in One (#4AAE97) color codes

HEX	`#4AAE97`
RGB	`rgb(74, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 57%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -34.83, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 34.96, 174.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.543, 33.96, 34.586)`
Decimal	`4894359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hole in One, 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 #4AAE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AAE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #4AAE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4aae97; }
.text { color: #4aae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4aae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4aae97, #4a93ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

See #4AAE97 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4AAE97?: #4AAE97 is a desaturated spring green known as Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hole in One?: The RGB value is 74, 174, 151: 74 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hole in One?: The complementary color is #AE4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AAE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.