#4e8c9d

Color #4e8c9d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8c9d

RGB

rgb(78, 140, 157)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 33.6%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 50.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(54.87, -15.19, -15.21)

LCH

lch(54.87, 21.5, 225.04)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0689, 217.57)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 30.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d5f4e

Analogous

#4e9d87

#4e8c9d

#4e659d

Triadic

#4e8c9d

#9d4e8c

#8c9d4e

Split-complementary

#4e8c9d

#9d4e65

#9d874e

Tetradic

#4e8c9d

#5f4e9d

#9d5f4e

#8c9d4e

Square

#4e8c9d

#874e9d

#9d5f4e

#659d4e

Shades

Color #4e8c9d mixed toward black.

#417583

#345d69

#27464f

#1a2f34

#0d171a

Tints

Color #4e8c9d mixed toward white.

#66a2b3

#85b5c2

#a3c7d1

#c2dae1

#e0ecf0

Tones

Color #4e8c9d mixed toward gray.

#558896

#5b8590

#628189

#687d83

#6f797c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6f99 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6698 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#539695 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8c9d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e8c9d (#4e8c9d) is rgb(78, 140, 157) in RGB.

No, #4e8c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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