#4d8b9c

Color #4d8b9c

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4d8b9c

RGB

rgb(77, 139, 156)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 33.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 50.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(54.49, -15.17, -15.22)

LCH

lch(54.49, 21.49, 225.09)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.0689, 217.63)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 30.2%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c5e4d

Analogous

#4d9c86

#4d8b9c

#4d649c

Triadic

#4d8b9c

#9c4d8b

#8b9c4d

Split-complementary

#4d8b9c

#9c4d64

#9c864d

Tetradic

#4d8b9c

#5e4d9c

#9c5e4d

#8b9c4d

Square

#4d8b9c

#864d9c

#9c5e4d

#649c4d

Shades

Color #4d8b9c mixed toward black.

#407482

#335d68

#27464e

#1a2e34

#0d171a

Tints

Color #4d8b9c mixed toward white.

#64a2b3

#83b5c2

#a2c7d1

#c1dae0

#e0ecf0

Tones

Color #4d8b9c mixed toward gray.

#548795

#5a848f

#618088

#677c82

#6e787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6e98 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#6a6597 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#529594 · ΔE 8.7

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: #4d8b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d8b9c]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4d8b9c (#4d8b9c) is rgb(77, 139, 156) in RGB.

No, #4d8b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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