What color is #4E7F81?

#4E7F81 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7F81?

The RGB value is 78, 127, 129: 78 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7F81?

The complementary color is #81504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7F81 color

#4E7F81 rgb(78, 127, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7F81 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 49.8% green and 50.6% blue (78, 127, 129).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#4E7F81 color codes

HEX	`#4E7F81`
RGB	`rgb(78, 127, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 49.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -15.96, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 17.16, 201.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.692, 18.382, 23.539)`
Decimal	`5144449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7F81, 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 #4E7F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E7F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #4E7F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7f81; }
.text { color: #4e7f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 127 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7f81, #4e6581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E7F81?: #4E7F81 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7F81?: The RGB value is 78, 127, 129: 78 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7F81?: The complementary color is #81504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.