What color is #4B988B?

#4B988B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B988B?

The RGB value is 75, 152, 139: 75 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B988B?

The complementary color is #984B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B988B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B988B color

#4B988B rgb(75, 152, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B988B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 59.6% green and 54.5% blue (75, 152, 139).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#4B988B color codes

HEX	`#4B988B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 152, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 59.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -27.1, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 27.11, 180.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.788, 25.815, 28.414)`
Decimal	`4954251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B988B, 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 #4B988B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B988B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #4B988B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b988b; }
.text { color: #4b988b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b988b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 152 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b988b, #4b7f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4B988B?: #4B988B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B988B?: The RGB value is 75, 152, 139: 75 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B988B?: The complementary color is #984B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B988B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.