What color is #4E8980?

#4E8980 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8980?

The RGB value is 78, 137, 128: 78 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8980?

The complementary color is #894E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8980 color

#4E8980 rgb(78, 137, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E8980 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (78, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#4E8980 color codes

HEX	`#4E8980`
RGB	`rgb(78, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -21.54, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 21.58, 183.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.982, 21.068, 23.642)`
Decimal	`5147008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8980, 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 #4E8980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #4E8980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8980; }
.text { color: #4e8980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8980, #4e7589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4E8980?: #4E8980 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8980?: The RGB value is 78, 137, 128: 78 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8980?: The complementary color is #894E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.