What color is #4BAFA3?

#4BAFA3 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BAFA3?

The RGB value is 75, 175, 163: 75 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BAFA3?

The complementary color is #AF4B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BAFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BAFA3 color

#4BAFA3 rgb(75, 175, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4BAFA3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 68.6% green and 63.9% blue (75, 175, 163).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Waterfall (#3AB0A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#4BAFA3 color codes

HEX	`#4BAFA3`
RGB	`rgb(75, 175, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 68.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, -32.01, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 32.12, 184.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.84, 34.798, 40.051)`
Decimal	`4960163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BAFA3, 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 #4BAFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BAFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4BAFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bafa3; }
.text { color: #4bafa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bafa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 175 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bafa3, #4b89af); }

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Questions

What color is #4BAFA3?: #4BAFA3 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BAFA3?: The RGB value is 75, 175, 163: 75 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BAFA3?: The complementary color is #AF4B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BAFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.