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#4AFDFD

#4afdfd ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4afdfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 97.81% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.788

Complementary

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #fd4a4a

Split complementary

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #fd4aa4
  3. #fda44a

Analogous

  1. #4afda4
  2. #4afdfd
  3. #4aa4fd

Triadic

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #fd4afd
  3. #fdfd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #4a4afd
  3. #fd4a4a
  4. #fdfd4a

Square

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #a44afd
  3. #fd4a4a
  4. #a4fd4a

Monochromatic

  1. #02acac
  2. #03f8f8
  3. #4afdfd
  4. #96fefe
  5. #e1ffff

Shades

#4afdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #43e4e4
  3. #3bcaca
  4. #34b1b1
  5. #2c9898
  6. #257f7f
  7. #1e6565
  8. #164c4c
  9. #0f3333
  10. #071919
  11. #000000

Tints

#4afdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #5cfdfd
  3. #6efdfd
  4. #80fefe
  5. #92fefe
  6. #a5fefe
  7. #b7fefe
  8. #c9fefe
  9. #dbffff
  10. #edffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4afdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4afdfd
  2. #4ff1f1
  3. #55e4e4
  4. #5ad8d8
  5. #60cbcb
  6. #65bfbf
  7. #6ab2b2
  8. #70a6a6
  9. #759999
  10. #7b8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcefef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edf1fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2ddfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1f6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adebfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4afdfd {
  color: #4afdfd;
}
Background
.bg-4afdfd {
  background-color: #4afdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4afdfd {
  border: 2px solid #4afdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4afdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4afdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4afdfd, #4aa4fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4afdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 1.52 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 1.52 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.22 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.38 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.00 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.42 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.54 #b50202 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#4afdfd  rgb(74, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 64%)  Aqua
#fd4a4a  rgb(253, 74, 74)  hsl(0, 98%, 64%)  Tractor Red
#fd4afd  rgb(253, 74, 253)  hsl(300, 98%, 64%)  Fuchsia
#fdfd4a  rgb(253, 253, 74)  hsl(60, 98%, 64%)  Daffodil