#4aa4b4

Color #4aa4b4

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4aa4b4

RGB

rgb(74, 164, 180)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 41.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 58.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(62.76, -21.99, -16.35)

LCH

lch(62.76, 27.4, 216.63)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0882, 210.9)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 29%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b45a4a

Analogous

#4ab48f

#4aa4b4

#4a6fb4

Triadic

#4aa4b4

#b44aa4

#a4b44a

Split-complementary

#4aa4b4

#b44a6f

#b48f4a

Tetradic

#4aa4b4

#5a4ab4

#b45a4a

#a4b44a

Square

#4aa4b4

#8f4ab4

#b45a4a

#6fb44a

Shades

Color #4aa4b4 mixed toward black.

#3e8996

#316d78

#25525a

#19373c

#0c1b1e

Tints

Color #4aa4b4 mixed toward white.

#68b3c1

#86c2cd

#a4d2da

#c3e1e6

#e1f0f3

Tones

Color #4aa4b4 mixed toward gray.

#539eab

#5c98a2

#659199

#6d8b91

#768588

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7cb0 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#766faf · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#52adad · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4aa4b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4aa4b4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#4aa4b4 (#4aa4b4) is rgb(74, 164, 180) in RGB.

No, #4aa4b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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