What color is #4E8F87?

#4E8F87 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 #4E8F87?

The RGB value is 78, 143, 135: 78 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8F87?

The complementary color is #8F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8F87 color

#4E8F87 rgb(78, 143, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E8F87 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 56.1% green and 52.9% blue (78, 143, 135).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#4E8F87 color codes

HEX	`#4E8F87`
RGB	`rgb(78, 143, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 56.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.09, -22.85, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.09, 22.95, 185.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.336, 23.013, 26.445)`
Decimal	`5148551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8F87, 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 #4E8F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #4E8F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8f87; }
.text { color: #4e8f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 143 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8f87, #4e768f); }

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Questions

What color is #4E8F87?: #4E8F87 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 #4E8F87?: The RGB value is 78, 143, 135: 78 red, 143 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8F87?: The complementary color is #8F4E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.