#4e8979

Color #4e8979

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8979

RGB

rgb(78, 137, 121)

HSL

hsl(163.7, 27.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.7, 43.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(52.83, -23.29, 2.57)

LCH

lch(52.83, 23.43, 173.7)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0671, 174.44)

HWB

hwb(163.7, 30.6%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#894e5e

Analogous

#4e895c

#4e8979

#4e7c89

Triadic

#4e8979

#794e89

#89794e

Split-complementary

#4e8979

#894e7c

#895c4e

Tetradic

#4e8979

#4e5e89

#894e5e

#89794e

Square

#4e8979

#5c4e89

#894e5e

#7c894e

Shades

Color #4e8979 mixed toward black.

#417265

#345b51

#27453d

#1a2e28

#0d1714

Tints

Color #4e8979 mixed toward white.

#63a694

#82b8a9

#a1c9bf

#c0dbd4

#e0edea

Tones

Color #4e8979 mixed toward gray.

#538477

#587f75

#5d7a72

#627570

#67716e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d7d · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#69647e · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#528081 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8979]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Frequently asked questions

#4e8979 (#4e8979) is rgb(78, 137, 121) in RGB.

No, #4e8979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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