What color is #4F9689?

#4F9689 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9689?

The RGB value is 79, 150, 137: 79 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9689?

The complementary color is #964F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9689 color

#4F9689 rgb(79, 150, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F9689 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 58.8% green and 53.7% blue (79, 150, 137).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#4F9689 color codes

HEX	`#4F9689`
RGB	`rgb(79, 150, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 58.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 47%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.35, -25.63, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.35, 25.63, 180.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.644, 25.28, 27.559)`
Decimal	`5215881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9689, 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 #4F9689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #4F9689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9689; }
.text { color: #4f9689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 150 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9689, #4f7f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F9689?: #4F9689 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9689?: The RGB value is 79, 150, 137: 79 red, 150 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9689?: The complementary color is #964F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.