What color is #4EB5BD?

#4EB5BD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4EB5BD?

The RGB value is 78, 181, 189: 78 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4EB5BD?

The complementary color is #BD564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4EB5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4EB5BD color

#4EB5BD rgb(78, 181, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4EB5BD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (78, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 46% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#4EB5BD color codes

HEX	`#4EB5BD`
RGB	`rgb(78, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 46%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 59%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -27.22, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 30.17, 205.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.847, 38.339, 54.014)`
Decimal	`5158333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4EB5BD, 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 #4EB5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4EB5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #4EB5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4eb5bd; }
.text { color: #4eb5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4eb5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4eb5bd, #4e7dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #4EB5BD?: #4EB5BD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4EB5BD?: The RGB value is 78, 181, 189: 78 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4EB5BD?: The complementary color is #BD564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4EB5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.