What color is #4F8885?

#4F8885 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F8885?

The RGB value is 79, 136, 133: 79 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F8885?

The complementary color is #884F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F8885 color

#4F8885 rgb(79, 136, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F8885 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (79, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#4F8885 color codes

HEX	`#4F8885`
RGB	`rgb(79, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -19.45, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 19.92, 192.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.261, 20.963, 25.375)`
Decimal	`5212293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F8885, 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 #4F8885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #4F8885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8885; }
.text { color: #4f8885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8885, #4f6e88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F8885?: #4F8885 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F8885?: The RGB value is 79, 136, 133: 79 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F8885?: The complementary color is #884F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.