What color is #4FAA95?

#4FAA95 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4FAA95?

The RGB value is 79, 170, 149: 79 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4FAA95?

The complementary color is #AA4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4FAA95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4FAA95 color

#4FAA95 rgb(79, 170, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4FAA95 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 66.7% green and 58.4% blue (79, 170, 149).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#4FAA95 color codes

HEX	`#4FAA95`
RGB	`rgb(79, 170, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 66.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 54%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, -32.37, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 32.48, 175.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.022, 32.58, 33.503)`
Decimal	`5221013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4FAA95, 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 #4FAA95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4FAA95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	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 #4FAA95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4faa95; }
.text { color: #4faa95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4faa95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 170 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4faa95, #4f91aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4FAA95?: #4FAA95 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4FAA95?: The RGB value is 79, 170, 149: 79 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4FAA95?: The complementary color is #AA4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4FAA95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.