What color is #4D9990?

#4D9990 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D9990?

The RGB value is 77, 153, 144: 77 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D9990?

The complementary color is #994D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D9990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D9990 color

#4D9990 rgb(77, 153, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4D9990 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (77, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#4D9990 color codes

HEX	`#4D9990`
RGB	`rgb(77, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 50%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.39, -25.83, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.39, 25.95, 185.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.484, 26.372, 30.444)`
Decimal	`5085584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D9990, 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 #4D9990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4D9990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #4D9990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d9990; }
.text { color: #4d9990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d9990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d9990, #4d7c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D9990?: #4D9990 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D9990?: The RGB value is 77, 153, 144: 77 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D9990?: The complementary color is #994D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D9990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.