#4e858a

Color #4e858a

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e858a

RGB

rgb(78, 133, 138)

HSL

hsl(185, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.09, -16.77, -8.39)

LCH

lch(52.09, 18.75, 206.58)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0587, 203.16)

HWB

hwb(185, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a534e

Analogous

#4e8a71

#4e858a

#4e678a

Triadic

#4e858a

#8a4e85

#858a4e

Split-complementary

#4e858a

#8a4e67

#8a714e

Tetradic

#4e858a

#534e8a

#8a534e

#858a4e

Square

#4e858a

#714e8a

#8a534e

#678a4e

Shades

Color #4e858a mixed toward black.

#416f73

#34595c

#274345

#1a2c2e

#0d1617

Tints

Color #4e858a mixed toward white.

#63a1a7

#82b4b8

#a1c7ca

#c0d9dc

#e0eced

Tones

Color #4e858a mixed toward gray.

#538185

#587d80

#5d797b

#627476

#677071

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6b89 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#676389 · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#528888 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e858a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e858a]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4e858a (#4e858a) is rgb(78, 133, 138) in RGB.

No, #4e858a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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