What color is #4D8E85?

#4D8E85 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 #4D8E85?

The RGB value is 77, 142, 133: 77 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D8E85?

The complementary color is #8E4D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D8E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D8E85 color

#4D8E85 rgb(77, 142, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D8E85 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (77, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#4D8E85 color codes

HEX	`#4D8E85`
RGB	`rgb(77, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, -23.11, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 23.17, 184.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.966, 22.616, 25.657)`
Decimal	`5082757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D8E85, 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 #4D8E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D8E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #4D8E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d8e85; }
.text { color: #4d8e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d8e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d8e85, #4d768e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4D8E85?: #4D8E85 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 #4D8E85?: The RGB value is 77, 142, 133: 77 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D8E85?: The complementary color is #8E4D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D8E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.