What color is #4E7F88?

#4E7F88 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E7F88?

The RGB value is 78, 127, 136: 78 red, 127 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E7F88?

The complementary color is #88574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E7F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E7F88 color

#4E7F88 rgb(78, 127, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E7F88 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 49.8% green and 53.3% blue (78, 127, 136).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#4E7F88 color codes

HEX	`#4E7F88`
RGB	`rgb(78, 127, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 49.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -14.05, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 17.29, 215.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.174, 18.575, 26.074)`
Decimal	`5144456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E7F88, 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 #4E7F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E7F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #4E7F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e7f88; }
.text { color: #4e7f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 127 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e7f88, #4e6288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4E7F88?: #4E7F88 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E7F88?: The RGB value is 78, 127, 136: 78 red, 127 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E7F88?: The complementary color is #88574E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E7F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.