#4b9faa

Color #4b9faa

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4b9faa

RGB

rgb(75, 159, 170)

HSL

hsl(186.9, 38.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.9, 55.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.95, -22.14, -13.45)

LCH

lch(60.95, 25.91, 211.28)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0825, 206.81)

HWB

hwb(186.9, 29.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa564b

Analogous

#4baa85

#4b9faa

#4b6faa

Triadic

#4b9faa

#aa4b9f

#9faa4b

Split-complementary

#4b9faa

#aa4b6f

#aa854b

Tetradic

#4b9faa

#564baa

#aa564b

#9faa4b

Square

#4b9faa

#854baa

#aa564b

#6faa4b

Shades

Color #4b9faa mixed toward black.

#3e848e

#326a71

#254f55

#193539

#0c1a1c

Tints

Color #4b9faa mixed toward white.

#66b2bb

#84c1c9

#a3d1d6

#c2e0e4

#e0f0f1

Tones

Color #4b9faa mixed toward gray.

#5399a2

#5b939a

#638d92

#6b878a

#728082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979a7 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#746da7 · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#52a5a5 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b9faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b9faa]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4b9faa (#4b9faa) is rgb(75, 159, 170) in RGB.

No, #4b9faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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