What color is #4E807B?

#4E807B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E807B?

The RGB value is 78, 128, 123: 78 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E807B?

The complementary color is #804E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E807B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E807B color

#4E807B rgb(78, 128, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E807B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (78, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#4E807B color codes

HEX	`#4E807B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.08, -18.07, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.08, 18.26, 188.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.435, 18.487, 21.543)`
Decimal	`5144699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E807B, 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 #4E807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #4E807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e807b; }
.text { color: #4e807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e807b, #4e6c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4E807B?: #4E807B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E807B?: The RGB value is 78, 128, 123: 78 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E807B?: The complementary color is #804E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E807B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.