What color is #4D8A80?

#4D8A80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D8A80?

The RGB value is 77, 138, 128: 77 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8A80?

The complementary color is #8A4D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8A80 color

#4D8A80 rgb(77, 138, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D8A80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 54.1% green and 50.2% blue (77, 138, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#4D8A80 color codes

HEX	`#4D8A80`
RGB	`rgb(77, 138, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 54.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 44%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, -22.33, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 22.35, 182.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.044, 21.312, 23.686)`
Decimal	`5081728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8A80, 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 #4D8A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #4D8A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8a80; }
.text { color: #4d8a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 138 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8a80, #4d768a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4D8A80?: #4D8A80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D8A80?: The RGB value is 77, 138, 128: 77 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8A80?: The complementary color is #8A4D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.