#4fb4cd

Color #4fb4cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4fb4cd

RGB

rgb(79, 180, 205)

HSL

hsl(191.9, 55.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.9, 61.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.54, -21.86, -21.43)

LCH

lch(68.54, 30.61, 224.43)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0995, 216.71)

HWB

hwb(191.9, 31%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd684f

Analogous

#4fcda7

#4fb4cd

#4f75cd

Triadic

#4fb4cd

#cd4fb4

#b4cd4f

Split-complementary

#4fb4cd

#cd4f75

#cda74f

Tetradic

#4fb4cd

#684fcd

#cd684f

#b4cd4f

Square

#4fb4cd

#a74fcd

#cd684f

#75cd4f

Shades

Color #4fb4cd mixed toward black.

#349eb8

#2a7f94

#1f5f6f

#153f4a

#0a2025

Tints

Color #4fb4cd mixed toward white.

#6cc1d5

#8acdde

#a7dae6

#c4e6ee

#e2f3f7

Tones

Color #4fb4cd mixed toward gray.

#5aaec3

#64a7b8

#6fa1ae

#799ba3

#849499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788c7 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#8179c6 · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#58c3c2 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4fb4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4fb4cd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4fb4cd (#4fb4cd) is rgb(79, 180, 205) in RGB.

No, #4fb4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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