What color is #4B9B97?

#4B9B97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B9B97?

The RGB value is 75, 155, 151: 75 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B9B97?

The complementary color is #9B4B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B9B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B9B97 color

#4B9B97 rgb(75, 155, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4B9B97 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (75, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#4B9B97 color codes

HEX	`#4B9B97`
RGB	`rgb(75, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -25.43, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 26, 192.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.207, 27.171, 33.452)`
Decimal	`4955031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B9B97, 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 #4B9B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4B9B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #4B9B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b9b97; }
.text { color: #4b9b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b9b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b9b97, #4b779b); }

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Questions

What color is #4B9B97?: #4B9B97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B9B97?: The RGB value is 75, 155, 151: 75 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B9B97?: The complementary color is #9B4B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B9B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.