What color is #4F96AA?

#4F96AA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F96AA?

The RGB value is 79, 150, 170: 79 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F96AA?

The complementary color is #AA634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F96AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F96AA color

#4F96AA rgb(79, 150, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F96AA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 58.8% green and 66.7% blue (79, 150, 170).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Blue Moon (#3992A8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#4F96AA color codes

HEX	`#4F96AA`
RGB	`rgb(79, 150, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 58.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.39, -16.55, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.39, 23.95, 226.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.384, 26.375, 41.986)`
Decimal	`5215914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F96AA, 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 #4F96AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F96AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #4F96AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f96aa; }
.text { color: #4f96aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f96aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 150 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f96aa, #4f69aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F96AA?: #4F96AA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F96AA?: The RGB value is 79, 150, 170: 79 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F96AA?: The complementary color is #AA634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F96AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.