What color is #4F8E8F?

#4F8E8F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F8E8F?

The RGB value is 79, 142, 143: 79 red, 142 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F8E8F?

The complementary color is #8F504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F8E8F color

#4F8E8F rgb(79, 142, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F8E8F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 55.7% green and 56.1% blue (79, 142, 143).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#4F8E8F color codes

HEX	`#4F8E8F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 142, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 55.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 1%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -19.95, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 21.1, 198.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.853, 22.99, 29.478)`
Decimal	`5213839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F8E8F, 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 #4F8E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #4F8E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8e8f; }
.text { color: #4f8e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 142 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8e8f, #4f6e8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F8E8F?: #4F8E8F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F8E8F?: The RGB value is 79, 142, 143: 79 red, 142 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F8E8F?: The complementary color is #8F504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.