What color is #4A9C95?

#4A9C95 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 #4A9C95?

The RGB value is 74, 156, 149: 74 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A9C95?

The complementary color is #9C4A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A9C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A9C95 color

#4A9C95 rgb(74, 156, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4A9C95 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 61.2% green and 58.4% blue (74, 156, 149).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 36% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#4A9C95 color codes

HEX	`#4A9C95`
RGB	`rgb(74, 156, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 61.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 36%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 53%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -26.69, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 26.99, 188.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.135, 27.401, 32.656)`
Decimal	`4889749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A9C95, 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 #4A9C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4A9C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #4A9C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a9c95; }
.text { color: #4a9c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a9c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 156 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a9c95, #4a7a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4A9C95?: #4A9C95 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 #4A9C95?: The RGB value is 74, 156, 149: 74 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A9C95?: The complementary color is #9C4A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A9C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.