What color is #4B808D?

#4B808D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B808D?

The RGB value is 75, 128, 141: 75 red, 128 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B808D?

The complementary color is #8D584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B808D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B808D color

#4B808D rgb(75, 128, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B808D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 50.2% green and 55.3% blue (75, 128, 141).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#4B808D color codes

HEX	`#4B808D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 128, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 50.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -13.98, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 18.77, 221.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.427, 18.856, 28.021)`
Decimal	`4948109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B808D, 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 #4B808D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B808D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #4B808D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b808d; }
.text { color: #4b808d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b808d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 128 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b808d, #4b5f8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4B808D?: #4B808D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B808D?: The RGB value is 75, 128, 141: 75 red, 128 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B808D?: The complementary color is #8D584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B808D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.