What color is #4C8579?

#4C8579 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8579?

The RGB value is 76, 133, 121: 76 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8579?

The complementary color is #854C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8579 color

#4C8579 rgb(76, 133, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C8579 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (76, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#4C8579 color codes

HEX	`#4C8579`
RGB	`rgb(76, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -21.78, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 21.79, 178.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.818, 19.691, 21.105)`
Decimal	`5014905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8579, 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 #4C8579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #4C8579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8579; }
.text { color: #4c8579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8579, #4c7585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4C8579?: #4C8579 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8579?: The RGB value is 76, 133, 121: 76 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8579?: The complementary color is #854C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.