#4b979e

Color #4b979e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#4b979e

RGB

rgb(75, 151, 158)

HSL

hsl(185.1, 35.6%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.1, 52.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.13, -21.44, -10.89)

LCH

lch(58.13, 24.05, 206.93)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0757, 203.42)

HWB

hwb(185.1, 29.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e524b

Analogous

#4b9e7c

#4b979e

#4b6d9e

Triadic

#4b979e

#9e4b97

#979e4b

Split-complementary

#4b979e

#9e4b6d

#9e7c4b

Tetradic

#4b979e

#524b9e

#9e524b

#979e4b

Square

#4b979e

#7c4b9e

#9e524b

#6d9e4b

Shades

Color #4b979e mixed toward black.

#3f7e84

#326569

#264b4f

#193235

#0d191a

Tints

Color #4b979e mixed toward white.

#63aeb5

#82bec4

#a1ced2

#c0dee1

#e0eff0

Tones

Color #4b979e mixed toward gray.

#529197

#598b90

#608689

#678082

#6e7a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74749c · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#6f699c · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#519b9b · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b979e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b979e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4b979e (#4b979e) is rgb(75, 151, 158) in RGB.

No, #4b979e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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