What color is #4C8491?

#4C8491 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8491?

The RGB value is 76, 132, 145: 76 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8491?

The complementary color is #91594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8491 color

#4C8491 rgb(76, 132, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C8491 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 51.8% green and 56.9% blue (76, 132, 145).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#4C8491 color codes

HEX	`#4C8491`
RGB	`rgb(76, 132, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 51.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -14.78, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 19.5, 220.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.341, 20.082, 29.798)`
Decimal	`5014673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8491, 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 #4C8491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #4C8491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8491; }
.text { color: #4c8491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 132 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8491, #4c6191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4C8491?: #4C8491 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8491?: The RGB value is 76, 132, 145: 76 red, 132 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8491?: The complementary color is #91594C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.