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#4C849A Color

#4C849A is rgb(76, 132, 154) in RGB, hsl(197, 34%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 14%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C849A
HEX#4C849A
RGBrgb(76, 132, 154)
HSLhsl(197, 34%, 45%)
HSVhsv(197, 51%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 14%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.068 225.4)
LABlab(51.96% -14.44 -17.90)
LCHlch(51.96% 23.00 231.11)

What #4C849A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4C849A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#4C849A Channel Values

How #4C849A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 76 · G 132 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 34% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 51% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4C849A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4C849A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C849A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4C849A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4C849A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4C849A
Protanopia#7D7D9A
Protanomaly#6C809A
Deuteranopia#75759B
Deuteranomaly#677B9B
Tritanopia#468787
Tritanomaly#48868F
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #4C849A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4c849a: #4C849A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C849A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c849a': '#4C849A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.518, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_4c849a">#4C849A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4C849A"

More Teal Colors

#4C849A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4C849A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C849A?

#4C849A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(76, 132, 154) in RGB and hsl(197, 34%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #4C849A?

#4C849A is rgb(76, 132, 154) — red 76, green 132, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C849A?

#4C849A converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 14%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C849A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4C849A scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4C849A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C849A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 13.27, which is visibly different.

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