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 #4AAE97?

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 #4AAE97?

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.

#4AAE97 color

#4AAE97 rgb(74, 174, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4AAE97 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.

This exact color is also called Hole in One.

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

#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 #4AAE97, 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.

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 #4AAE97?: 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 #4AAE97?: 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.