What color is #4EAC98?

#4EAC98 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4EAC98?

The RGB value is 78, 172, 152: 78 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4EAC98?

The complementary color is #AC4E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4EAC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4EAC98 color

#4EAC98 rgb(78, 172, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4EAC98 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 67.5% green and 59.6% blue (78, 172, 152).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#4EAC98 color codes

HEX	`#4EAC98`
RGB	`rgb(78, 172, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 67.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 38%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 55%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, -32.79, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 32.85, 176.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.559, 33.39, 34.903)`
Decimal	`5155992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4EAC98, 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 #4EAC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4EAC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4EAC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4eac98; }
.text { color: #4eac98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4eac98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 172 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4eac98, #4e91ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4EAC98?: #4EAC98 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4EAC98?: The RGB value is 78, 172, 152: 78 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4EAC98?: The complementary color is #AC4E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4EAC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.