What color is #4C8593?

#4C8593 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C8593?

The RGB value is 76, 133, 147: 76 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C8593?

The complementary color is #935A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C8593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C8593 color

#4C8593 rgb(76, 133, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C8593 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 52.2% green and 57.6% blue (76, 133, 147).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218BA0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4C8593 color codes

HEX	`#4C8593`
RGB	`rgb(76, 133, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 52.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 48%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, -14.75, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 19.88, 222.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.633, 20.417, 30.662)`
Decimal	`5014931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C8593, 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 #4C8593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C8593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #4C8593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c8593; }
.text { color: #4c8593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 133 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c8593, #4c6293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4C8593?: #4C8593 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C8593?: The RGB value is 76, 133, 147: 76 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C8593?: The complementary color is #935A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C8593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.