What color is #4C9598?

#4C9598 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C9598?

The RGB value is 76, 149, 152: 76 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C9598?

The complementary color is #984F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C9598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C9598 color

#4C9598 rgb(76, 149, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4C9598 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (76, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 33% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#4C9598 color codes

HEX	`#4C9598`
RGB	`rgb(76, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 33%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 50%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -21.87, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 23.5, 201.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.393, 25.297, 33.56)`
Decimal	`5019032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C9598, 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 #4C9598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4C9598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #4C9598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c9598; }
.text { color: #4c9598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c9598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c9598, #4c6f98); }

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Questions

What color is #4C9598?: #4C9598 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C9598?: The RGB value is 76, 149, 152: 76 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C9598?: The complementary color is #984F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C9598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.