What color is #4E8187?

#4E8187 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8187?

The RGB value is 78, 129, 135: 78 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8187?

The complementary color is #87544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8187 color

#4E8187 rgb(78, 129, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E8187 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 50.6% green and 52.9% blue (78, 129, 135).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#4E8187 color codes

HEX	`#4E8187`
RGB	`rgb(78, 129, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 50.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, -15.42, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 17.67, 209.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.364, 19.068, 25.788)`
Decimal	`5144967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8187, 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 #4E8187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #4E8187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8187; }
.text { color: #4e8187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 129 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8187, #4e6587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #4E8187?: #4E8187 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8187?: The RGB value is 78, 129, 135: 78 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8187?: The complementary color is #87544E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.