#479ead

Color #479ead

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#479ead

RGB

rgb(71, 158, 173)

HSL

hsl(188.8, 41.8%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.8, 59%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(60.61, -21.54, -15.67)

LCH

lch(60.61, 26.64, 216.04)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0856, 210.46)

HWB

hwb(188.8, 27.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad5647

Analogous

#47ad89

#479ead

#476bad

Triadic

#479ead

#ad479e

#9ead47

Split-complementary

#479ead

#ad476b

#ad8947

Tetradic

#479ead

#5647ad

#ad5647

#9ead47

Square

#479ead

#8947ad

#ad5647

#6bad47

Shades

Color #479ead mixed toward black.

#3b8490

#2f6973

#234f56

#18353a

#0c1a1d

Tints

Color #479ead mixed toward white.

#62b1be

#81c0cb

#a1d0d8

#c0e0e5

#e0eff2

Tones

Color #479ead mixed toward gray.

#4f98a4

#58929c

#608c93

#69868b

#718082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778aa · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#726ba9 · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#4ea7a6 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #479ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#479ead]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#479ead (#479ead) is rgb(71, 158, 173) in RGB.

No, #479ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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