#4bb9ce

Color #4bb9ce

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4bb9ce

RGB

rgb(75, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 57.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 63.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(69.93, -24.78, -19.88)

LCH

lch(69.93, 31.77, 218.74)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.103, 212.39)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 29.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce604b

Analogous

#4bcea1

#4bb9ce

#4b78ce

Triadic

#4bb9ce

#ce4bb9

#b9ce4b

Split-complementary

#4bb9ce

#ce4b78

#cea14b

Tetradic

#4bb9ce

#604bce

#ce604b

#b9ce4b

Square

#4bb9ce

#a14bce

#ce604b

#78ce4b

Shades

Color #4bb9ce mixed toward black.

#32a3b8

#288293

#1e626e

#14414a

#0a2125

Tints

Color #4bb9ce mixed toward white.

#69c5d6

#87d0de

#a5dce6

#c3e8ef

#e1f3f7

Tones

Color #4bb9ce mixed toward gray.

#56b2c3

#61aab8

#6ca3ad

#779ba2

#829497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898ac9 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#837ac8 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#55c5c4 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4bb9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4bb9ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4bb9ce (#4bb9ce) is rgb(75, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #4bb9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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