#4b8a8e

Color #4b8a8e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8a8e

RGB

rgb(75, 138, 142)

HSL

hsl(183.6, 30.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.6, 47.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.63, -19.12, -8.44)

LCH

lch(53.63, 20.9, 203.82)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0652, 200.94)

HWB

hwb(183.6, 29.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e4f4b

Analogous

#4b8e70

#4b8a8e

#4b688e

Triadic

#4b8a8e

#8e4b8a

#8a8e4b

Split-complementary

#4b8a8e

#8e4b68

#8e704b

Tetradic

#4b8a8e

#4f4b8e

#8e4f4b

#8a8e4b

Square

#4b8a8e

#704b8e

#8e4f4b

#688e4b

Shades

Color #4b8a8e mixed toward black.

#3e7376

#325c5f

#254547

#192e2f

#0c1718

Tints

Color #4b8a8e mixed toward white.

#5fa6ab

#7fb8bb

#9fcacc

#bfdbdd

#dfedee

Tones

Color #4b8a8e mixed toward gray.

#508588

#568083

#5c7b7d

#617678

#677172

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6d8d · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#68638d · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#508c8c · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8a8e]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4b8a8e (#4b8a8e) is rgb(75, 138, 142) in RGB.

No, #4b8a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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