#4e8787

Color #4e8787

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8787

RGB

rgb(78, 135, 135)

HSL

hsl(180, 26.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 42.2%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.2%, 0%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(52.61, -18.66, -5.87)

LCH

lch(52.61, 19.56, 197.46)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.06, 195.66)

HWB

hwb(180, 30.6%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#874e4e

Analogous

#4e876b

#4e8787

#4e6b87

Triadic

#4e8787

#874e87

#87874e

Split-complementary

#4e8787

#874e6b

#876b4e

Tetradic

#4e8787

#4e4e87

#874e4e

#87874e

Square

#4e8787

#6b4e87

#874e4e

#6b874e

Shades

Color #4e8787 mixed toward black.

#417171

#345a5a

#274444

#1a2d2d

#0d1717

Tints

Color #4e8787 mixed toward white.

#62a4a4

#82b7b7

#a1c9c9

#c0dbdb

#e0eded

Tones

Color #4e8787 mixed toward gray.

#538282

#587e7e

#5c7979

#617474

#666f6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6c87 · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#686387 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#528787 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8787;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8787]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#4e8787 (#4e8787) is rgb(78, 135, 135) in RGB.

No, #4e8787 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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