Teal
#048B79 · Teal
#048B79 is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 4, 139, 121 and a relative luminance of 0.199, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.20
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.22:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
4.97:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #048B79?
#048B79 is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 4, 139, 121, and in HSL it is 172°, 94%, 28%.
Is #048B79 a light or dark color?
#048B79 has a relative luminance of 0.199, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #048B79?
Its complementary color is #8B0416. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.