What color is #4F9190?

#4F9190 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9190?

The RGB value is 79, 145, 144: 79 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9190?

The complementary color is #914F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9190 color

#4F9190 rgb(79, 145, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F9190 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 56.9% green and 56.5% blue (79, 145, 144).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#4F9190 color codes

HEX	`#4F9190`
RGB	`rgb(79, 145, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 56.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, -21.25, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 22.09, 195.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.382, 23.925, 30.03)`
Decimal	`5214608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9190, 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 #4F9190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #4F9190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9190; }
.text { color: #4f9190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 145 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9190, #4f7191); }

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Questions

What color is #4F9190?: #4F9190 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9190?: The RGB value is 79, 145, 144: 79 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9190?: The complementary color is #914F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.