What color is #4A978C?

#4A978C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A978C?

The RGB value is 74, 151, 140: 74 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A978C?

The complementary color is #974A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A978C color

#4A978C rgb(74, 151, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A978C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (74, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#4A978C color codes

HEX	`#4A978C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 51%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, -26.58, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 26.63, 183.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.622, 25.481, 28.743)`
Decimal	`4888460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A978C, 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 #4A978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #4A978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a978c; }
.text { color: #4a978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a978c, #4a7b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A978C?: #4A978C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A978C?: The RGB value is 74, 151, 140: 74 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A978C?: The complementary color is #974A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.