#4c8a9d

Color #4c8a9d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8a9d

RGB

rgb(76, 138, 157)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 34.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 51.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(54.18, -14.57, -16.27)

LCH

lch(54.18, 21.84, 228.16)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0701, 219.91)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 29.8%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d5f4c

Analogous

#4c9d88

#4c8a9d

#4c619d

Triadic

#4c8a9d

#9d4c8a

#8a9d4c

Split-complementary

#4c8a9d

#9d4c61

#9d884c

Tetradic

#4c8a9d

#5f4c9d

#9d5f4c

#8a9d4c

Square

#4c8a9d

#884c9d

#9d5f4c

#619d4c

Shades

Color #4c8a9d mixed toward black.

#3f7383

#335c69

#26454f

#192e34

#0d171a

Tints

Color #4c8a9d mixed toward white.

#63a1b4

#83b4c3

#a2c7d2

#c1d9e1

#e0ecf0

Tones

Color #4c8a9d mixed toward gray.

#538696

#598390

#607f89

#677c82

#6e787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6d99 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#696498 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#519594 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8a9d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4c8a9d (#4c8a9d) is rgb(76, 138, 157) in RGB.

No, #4c8a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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