What color is #4FBE8E?

#4FBE8E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4FBE8E?

The RGB value is 79, 190, 142: 79 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4FBE8E?

The complementary color is #BE4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4FBE8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4FBE8E color

#4FBE8E rgb(79, 190, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #4FBE8E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 74.5% green and 55.7% blue (79, 190, 142).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 46% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#4FBE8E color codes

HEX	`#4FBE8E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 190, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 74.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 46%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 58%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, -43.03, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 45.55, 160.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.518, 40.44, 31.994)`
Decimal	`5226126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4FBE8E, 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 #4FBE8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4FBE8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #4FBE8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4fbe8e; }
.text { color: #4fbe8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4fbe8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 190 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4fbe8e, #4fb6be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4FBE8E?: #4FBE8E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4FBE8E?: The RGB value is 79, 190, 142: 79 red, 190 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4FBE8E?: The complementary color is #BE4F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4FBE8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.