What color is #4D8995?

#4D8995 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8995?

The RGB value is 77, 137, 149: 77 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8995?

The complementary color is #95594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8995 color

#4D8995 rgb(77, 137, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D8995 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 53.7% green and 58.4% blue (77, 137, 149).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218BA0), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#4D8995 color codes

HEX	`#4D8995`
RGB	`rgb(77, 137, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 53.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 48%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, -16.11, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 20.37, 217.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.429, 21.638, 31.686)`
Decimal	`5081493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8995, 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 #4D8995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #4D8995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8995; }
.text { color: #4d8995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 137 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8995, #4d6595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4D8995?: #4D8995 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8995?: The RGB value is 77, 137, 149: 77 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8995?: The complementary color is #95594D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.