What color is #4F9E9B?

#4F9E9B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9E9B?

The RGB value is 79, 158, 155: 79 red, 158 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9E9B?

The complementary color is #9E4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9E9B color

#4F9E9B rgb(79, 158, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F9E9B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 62% green and 60.8% blue (79, 158, 155).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#4F9E9B color codes

HEX	`#4F9E9B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 158, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 62%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, -24.95, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 25.64, 193.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.365, 28.481, 35.375)`
Decimal	`5217947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9E9B, 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 #4F9E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #4F9E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9e9b; }
.text { color: #4f9e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 158 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9e9b, #4f799e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F9E9B?: #4F9E9B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9E9B?: The RGB value is 79, 158, 155: 79 red, 158 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9E9B?: The complementary color is #9E4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.