What color is #4B907F?

#4B907F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B907F?

The RGB value is 75, 144, 127: 75 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B907F?

The complementary color is #904B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B907F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B907F color

#4B907F rgb(75, 144, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B907F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 56.5% green and 49.8% blue (75, 144, 127).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#4B907F color codes

HEX	`#4B907F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 144, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 56.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 48%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -26.16, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 26.26, 174.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.704, 22.973, 23.629)`
Decimal	`4952191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B907F, 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 #4B907F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B907F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #4B907F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b907f; }
.text { color: #4b907f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b907f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 144 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b907f, #4b7f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4B907F?: #4B907F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B907F?: The RGB value is 75, 144, 127: 75 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B907F?: The complementary color is #904B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B907F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.