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#4F7587 Color

#4F7587 is rgb(79, 117, 135) in RGB, hsl(199, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F7587
HEX#4F7587
RGBrgb(79, 117, 135)
HSLhsl(199, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(199, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.051 229.2)
LABlab(46.92% -10.15 -14.39)
LCHlch(46.92% 17.61 234.82)

What #4F7587 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 #4F7587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Blue#367588ΔE 6.99Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 7.13Cadet#536872ΔE 8.4Ming#36747DΔE 9.27Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.32Slate Gray#708090ΔE 9.68

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

#4F7587 Channel Values

How #4F7587 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 79 · G 117 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F7587 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.

TextWhite text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F7587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F7587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F7587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F7587
Complementary
#87614F
Analogous
#4F877D
Analogous
#4F5987
Triadic
#874F75
Triadic
#75874F
Split comp.
#874F59
Split comp.
#877D4F

Tints & Shades of #4F7587

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.

Tints

#5E8CA1
#789EB0
#92B1BF
#ABC3CE
#C5D5DD
#DFE8EC

Shades

#466777
#3A5764
#314954
#263840
#1C2A30
#11191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F7587.

How #4F7587 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#4F7587
Protanopia#707087
Protanomaly#647287
Deuteranopia#6A6A88
Deuteranomaly#606F87
Tritanopia#4B7777
Tritanomaly#4D767E
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #4F7587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f7587: #4F7587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F7587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f7587': '#4F7587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.459, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_4f7587">#4F7587</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F7587"

More Teal Colors

#4F7587 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4F7587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F7587?

#4F7587 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(79, 117, 135) in RGB and hsl(199, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #4F7587?

#4F7587 is rgb(79, 117, 135) — red 79, green 117, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F7587?

#4F7587 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F7587 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F7587 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F7587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F7587 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 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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