#4e858b

Color #4e858b

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 10

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#4e858b

RGB

rgb(78, 133, 139)

HSL

hsl(185.9, 28.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.9, 43.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.13, -16.5, -8.93)

LCH

lch(52.13, 18.76, 208.42)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0588, 204.61)

HWB

hwb(185.9, 30.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b544e

Analogous

#4e8b72

#4e858b

#4e668b

Triadic

#4e858b

#8b4e85

#858b4e

Split-complementary

#4e858b

#8b4e66

#8b724e

Tetradic

#4e858b

#544e8b

#8b544e

#858b4e

Square

#4e858b

#724e8b

#8b544e

#668b4e

Shades

Color #4e858b mixed toward black.

#416f74

#34595d

#274245

#1a2c2e

#0d1617

Tints

Color #4e858b mixed toward white.

#62a0a7

#82b3b9

#a1c6ca

#c0d9dc

#e0eced

Tones

Color #4e858b mixed toward gray.

#538186

#587d81

#5d797c

#627577

#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

#6a6b8a · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#676389 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#528888 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e858b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e858b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4e858b (#4e858b) is rgb(78, 133, 139) in RGB.

No, #4e858b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #4e858b, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast