What color is #4BC4CE?

#4BC4CE is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4BC4CE?

The RGB value is 75, 196, 206: 75 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4BC4CE?

The complementary color is #CE554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4BC4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4BC4CE color

#4BC4CE rgb(75, 196, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4BC4CE is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 76.9% green and 80.8% blue (75, 196, 206).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 57% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#4BC4CE color codes

HEX	`#4BC4CE`
RGB	`rgb(75, 196, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 76.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 57%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 64%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -30.21, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 33.71, 206.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.777, 45.428, 65.369)`
Decimal	`4965582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4BC4CE, 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 #4BC4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4BC4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #4BC4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4bc4ce; }
.text { color: #4bc4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4bc4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 196 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4bc4ce, #4b82ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4BC4CE?: #4BC4CE is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4BC4CE?: The RGB value is 75, 196, 206: 75 red, 196 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4BC4CE?: The complementary color is #CE554B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4BC4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.