#4a9a9f

Color #4a9a9f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4a9a9f

RGB

rgb(74, 154, 159)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 36.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 53.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.5%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.04, -22.93, -10.1)

LCH

lch(59.04, 25.06, 203.77)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0784, 200.84)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 29%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f4f4a

Analogous

#4a9f79

#4a9a9f

#4a709f

Triadic

#4a9a9f

#9f4a9a

#9a9f4a

Split-complementary

#4a9a9f

#9f4a70

#9f794a

Tetradic

#4a9a9f

#4f4a9f

#9f4f4a

#9a9f4a

Square

#4a9a9f

#794a9f

#9f4f4a

#709f4a

Shades

Color #4a9a9f mixed toward black.

#3e8085

#31676a

#254d50

#193335

#0c1a1b

Tints

Color #4a9a9f mixed toward white.

#61b1b6

#81c0c4

#a0d0d3

#c0e0e2

#dfeff0

Tones

Color #4a9a9f mixed toward gray.

#519498

#588e91

#5f878a

#668183

#6d7b7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75769e · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#716a9e · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#509d9d · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a9a9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a9a9f]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4a9a9f (#4a9a9f) is rgb(74, 154, 159) in RGB.

No, #4a9a9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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