#499aa2

Color #499aa2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 5.43 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#499aa2

RGB

rgb(73, 154, 162)

HSL

hsl(185.4, 37.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.4, 54.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.1, -22.28, -11.72)

LCH

lch(59.1, 25.17, 207.75)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0796, 204.02)

HWB

hwb(185.4, 28.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a25149

Analogous

#49a27e

#499aa2

#496ea2

Triadic

#499aa2

#a2499a

#9aa249

Split-complementary

#499aa2

#a2496e

#a27e49

Tetradic

#499aa2

#5149a2

#a25149

#9aa249

Square

#499aa2

#7e49a2

#a25149

#6ea249

Shades

Color #499aa2 mixed toward black.

#3d8087

#31676c

#254d51

#183336

#0c1a1b

Tints

Color #499aa2 mixed toward white.

#61b0b8

#81c0c6

#a0d0d4

#c0dfe3

#dfeff1

Tones

Color #499aa2 mixed toward gray.

#50949b

#588e93

#5f888c

#678284

#6e7c7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576a0 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#706aa0 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#509f9e · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #499aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#499aa2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#499aa2 (#499aa2) is rgb(73, 154, 162) in RGB.

No, #499aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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