What color is #4B9B93?

#4B9B93 is a desaturated spring green known as Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lagoon?

The RGB value is 75, 155, 147: 75 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lagoon?

The complementary color is #9B4B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B9B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lagoon color: hex code #4B9B93

#4B9B93 rgb(75, 155, 147)

Shades of teal

Lagoon has the hex code #4B9B93. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (75, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

Lagoon (#4B9B93) color codes

HEX	`#4B9B93`
RGB	`rgb(75, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, -26.5, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 26.71, 187.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.887, 27.043, 31.77)`
Decimal	`4955027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lagoon, 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 #4B9B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B9B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	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 #4B9B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b9b93; }
.text { color: #4b9b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b9b93, #4b7b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #4B9B93 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B9B93?: #4B9B93 is a desaturated spring green known as Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lagoon?: The RGB value is 75, 155, 147: 75 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lagoon?: The complementary color is #9B4B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B9B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.