What color is #4F9A90?

#4F9A90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9A90?

The RGB value is 79, 154, 144: 79 red, 154 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9A90?

The complementary color is #9A4F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9A90 color

#4F9A90 rgb(79, 154, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F9A90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 60.4% green and 56.5% blue (79, 154, 144).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#4F9A90 color codes

HEX	`#4F9A90`
RGB	`rgb(79, 154, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 60.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.78, -25.85, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.78, 25.92, 184.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.812, 26.785, 30.506)`
Decimal	`5216912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9A90, 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 #4F9A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #4F9A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9a90; }
.text { color: #4f9a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 154 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9a90, #4f7e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F9A90?: #4F9A90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9A90?: The RGB value is 79, 154, 144: 79 red, 154 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9A90?: The complementary color is #9A4F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.