What color is #4F8278?

#4F8278 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F8278?

The RGB value is 79, 130, 120: 79 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F8278?

The complementary color is #824F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F8278 color

#4F8278 rgb(79, 130, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F8278 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 51% green and 47.1% blue (79, 130, 120).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#4F8278 color codes

HEX	`#4F8278`
RGB	`rgb(79, 130, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 51%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, -19.6, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 19.6, 179.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.596, 18.983, 20.661)`
Decimal	`5210744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F8278, 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 #4F8278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #4F8278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8278; }
.text { color: #4f8278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 130 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8278, #4f7282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #4F8278?: #4F8278 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F8278?: The RGB value is 79, 130, 120: 79 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F8278?: The complementary color is #824F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.