What color is #4C958D?

#4C958D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C958D?

The RGB value is 76, 149, 141: 76 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C958D?

The complementary color is #954C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C958D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C958D color

#4C958D rgb(76, 149, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C958D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (76, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#4C958D color codes

HEX	`#4C958D`
RGB	`rgb(76, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, -24.84, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 25, 186.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.534, 24.953, 29.034)`
Decimal	`5019021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C958D, 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 #4C958D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C958D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #4C958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c958d; }
.text { color: #4c958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c958d, #4c7995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4C958D?: #4C958D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C958D?: The RGB value is 76, 149, 141: 76 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C958D?: The complementary color is #954C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C958D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.