What color is #4B9197?

#4B9197 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B9197?

The RGB value is 75, 145, 151: 75 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B9197?

The complementary color is #97514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B9197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B9197 color

#4B9197 rgb(75, 145, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B9197 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (75, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#4B9197 color codes

HEX	`#4B9197`
RGB	`rgb(75, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, -20.29, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 22.61, 206.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.611, 23.979, 32.92)`
Decimal	`4952471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B9197, 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 #4B9197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B9197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #4B9197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b9197; }
.text { color: #4b9197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b9197, #4b6b97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B9197?: #4B9197 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B9197?: The RGB value is 75, 145, 151: 75 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B9197?: The complementary color is #97514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B9197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.