What color is #4B8887?

#4B8887 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B8887?

The RGB value is 75, 136, 135: 75 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B8887?

The complementary color is #884B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B8887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B8887 color

#4B8887 rgb(75, 136, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B8887 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 53.3% green and 52.9% blue (75, 136, 135).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#4B8887 color codes

HEX	`#4B8887`
RGB	`rgb(75, 136, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 53.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, -19.98, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 20.75, 195.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.077, 20.852, 26.095)`
Decimal	`4950151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B8887, 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 #4B8887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B8887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #4B8887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b8887; }
.text { color: #4b8887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b8887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 136 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b8887, #4b6a88); }

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Questions

What color is #4B8887?: #4B8887 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B8887?: The RGB value is 75, 136, 135: 75 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B8887?: The complementary color is #884B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B8887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.