What color is #4F847D?

#4F847D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F847D?

The RGB value is 79, 132, 125: 79 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F847D?

The complementary color is #844F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F847D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F847D color

#4F847D rgb(79, 132, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F847D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 51.8% green and 49% blue (79, 132, 125).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#4F847D color codes

HEX	`#4F847D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 132, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 51.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -19.4, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 19.49, 185.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.176, 19.644, 22.39)`
Decimal	`5211261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F847D, 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 #4F847D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F847D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #4F847D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f847d; }
.text { color: #4f847d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f847d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 132 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f847d, #4f7184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #4F847D?: #4F847D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F847D?: The RGB value is 79, 132, 125: 79 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F847D?: The complementary color is #844F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F847D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.