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#4EACBB

#4eacbb ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4eacbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 67.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 8.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 188.26°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3471

Complementary

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #bb5d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #bb4e75
  3. #bb944e

Analogous

  1. #4ebb94
  2. #4eacbb
  3. #4e75bb

Triadic

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #bb4eac
  3. #acbb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #5d4ebb
  3. #bb5d4e
  4. #acbb4e

Square

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #944ebb
  3. #bb5d4e
  4. #75bb4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4a51
  2. #347d88
  3. #4eacbb
  4. #85c6d0
  5. #bde0e5

Shades

#4eacbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #469ba8
  3. #3e8a96
  4. #377883
  5. #2f6770
  6. #27565e
  7. #1f454b
  8. #173438
  9. #102225
  10. #081113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eacbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #60b4c2
  3. #71bdc9
  4. #83c5cf
  5. #95cdd6
  6. #a7d6dd
  7. #b8dee4
  8. #cae6eb
  9. #dceef1
  10. #edf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eacbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eacbb
  2. #53a8b5
  3. #58a3af
  4. #5d9fa9
  5. #629aa3
  6. #67969e
  7. #6c9298
  8. #718d92
  9. #76898c
  10. #7b8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a9bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a1bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21b0b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eacbb {
  color: #4eacbb;
}
Background
.bg-4eacbb {
  background-color: #4eacbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eacbb {
  border: 2px solid #4eacbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eacbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 172 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eacbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eacbb, #4e75bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eacbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 172 187 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.00 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.41 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.45 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.89 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.07 #b15344 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4eacbb  rgb(78, 172, 187)  hsl(188, 44%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#bb5d4e  rgb(187, 93, 78)  hsl(8, 44%, 52%)  Redwood
#bb4eac  rgb(187, 78, 172)  hsl(308, 44%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#acbb4e  rgb(172, 187, 78)  hsl(68, 44%, 52%)  Apple Green