What color is #4A918B?

#4A918B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A918B?

The RGB value is 74, 145, 139: 74 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A918B?

The complementary color is #914A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A918B color

#4A918B rgb(74, 145, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A918B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (74, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#4A918B color codes

HEX	`#4A918B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 49%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, -23.82, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 24.11, 188.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.608, 23.569, 28.043)`
Decimal	`4886923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A918B, 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 #4A918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #4A918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a918b; }
.text { color: #4a918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a918b, #4a7491); }

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Questions

What color is #4A918B?: #4A918B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A918B?: The RGB value is 74, 145, 139: 74 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A918B?: The complementary color is #914A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.