#449caa

Color #449caa

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#449caa

RGB

rgb(68, 156, 170)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 42.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 60%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(60%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(59.8, -21.97, -15.21)

LCH

lch(59.8, 26.72, 214.7)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0858, 209.37)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 26.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa5244

Analogous

#44aa85

#449caa

#4469aa

Triadic

#449caa

#aa449c

#9caa44

Split-complementary

#449caa

#aa4469

#aa8544

Tetradic

#449caa

#5244aa

#aa5244

#9caa44

Square

#449caa

#8544aa

#aa5244

#69aa44

Shades

Color #449caa mixed toward black.

#39828e

#2d6871

#224e55

#173439

#0b1a1c

Tints

Color #449caa mixed toward white.

#5db1be

#7ec1cb

#9ed0d8

#bee0e5

#dfeff2

Tones

Color #449caa mixed toward gray.

#4d96a2

#559099

#5e8a91

#668388

#6f7d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575a7 · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#7069a6 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#4ca4a4 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #449caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#449caa]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#449caa (#449caa) is rgb(68, 156, 170) in RGB.

No, #449caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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