#49898e

Color #49898e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#49898e

RGB

rgb(73, 137, 142)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.23, -19.08, -9.04)

LCH

lch(53.23, 21.11, 205.35)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0661, 202.14)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e4e49

Analogous

#498e71

#49898e

#49678e

Triadic

#49898e

#8e4989

#898e49

Split-complementary

#49898e

#8e4967

#8e7149

Tetradic

#49898e

#4e498e

#8e4e49

#898e49

Square

#49898e

#71498e

#8e4e49

#678e49

Shades

Color #49898e mixed toward black.

#3d7276

#315b5f

#254547

#182e2f

#0c1718

Tints

Color #49898e mixed toward white.

#5da6ac

#7db8bc

#9ecacd

#bedbde

#dfedee

Tones

Color #49898e mixed toward gray.

#4f8488

#557f83

#5a7a7d

#607577

#667171

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b8d · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#67628d · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#4e8c8c · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #49898e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49898e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#49898e (#49898e) is rgb(73, 137, 142) in RGB.

No, #49898e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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