What color is #4F9C94?

#4F9C94 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 #4F9C94?

The RGB value is 79, 156, 148: 79 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9C94?

The complementary color is #9C4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9C94 color

#4F9C94 rgb(79, 156, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F9C94 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 61.2% green and 58% blue (79, 156, 148).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#4F9C94 color codes

HEX	`#4F9C94`
RGB	`rgb(79, 156, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 61.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 49%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -25.81, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 26, 186.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.456, 27.576, 32.256)`
Decimal	`5217428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9C94, 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 #4F9C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #4F9C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9c94; }
.text { color: #4f9c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 156 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9c94, #4f7e9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #4F9C94?: #4F9C94 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 #4F9C94?: The RGB value is 79, 156, 148: 79 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9C94?: The complementary color is #9C4F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.