What color is #4E8F8A?

#4E8F8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E8F8A?

The RGB value is 78, 143, 138: 78 red, 143 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E8F8A?

The complementary color is #8F4E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E8F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E8F8A color

#4E8F8A rgb(78, 143, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4E8F8A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 56.1% green and 54.1% blue (78, 143, 138).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#4E8F8A color codes

HEX	`#4E8F8A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 143, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 56.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -22.06, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 22.39, 189.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.55, 23.098, 27.573)`
Decimal	`5148554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E8F8A, 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 #4E8F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E8F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #4E8F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e8f8a; }
.text { color: #4e8f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e8f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 143 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e8f8a, #4e748f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E8F8A?: #4E8F8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E8F8A?: The RGB value is 78, 143, 138: 78 red, 143 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E8F8A?: The complementary color is #8F4E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E8F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.