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#4EAFBC

#4eafbc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4eafbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 68.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.09°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3591

Complementary

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #bc5b4e

Split complementary

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #bc4e78
  3. #bc924e

Analogous

  1. #4ebc92
  2. #4eafbc
  3. #4e78bc

Triadic

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #bc4eaf
  3. #afbc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #5b4ebc
  3. #bc5b4e
  4. #afbc4e

Square

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #924ebc
  3. #bc5b4e
  4. #78bc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4c52
  2. #347f89
  3. #4eafbc
  4. #86c8d1
  5. #bde1e6

Shades

#4eafbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #469ea9
  3. #3e8c96
  4. #377b84
  5. #2f6971
  6. #27585e
  7. #1f464b
  8. #173538
  9. #102326
  10. #081213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4eafbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #60b7c3
  3. #71bfc9
  4. #83c7d0
  5. #95cfd7
  6. #a7d7de
  7. #b8dfe4
  8. #cae7eb
  9. #dceff2
  10. #edf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4eafbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4eafbc
  2. #53aab6
  3. #58a6b0
  4. #5da1aa
  5. #629ca4
  6. #67989e
  7. #6c9398
  8. #718e92
  9. #76898c
  10. #7b8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a7ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88abbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20b3b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4eafbc {
  color: #4eafbc;
}
Background
.bg-4eafbc {
  background-color: #4eafbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4eafbc {
  border: 2px solid #4eafbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4eafbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 175 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4eafbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4eafbc, #4e78bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4eafbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 175 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.65 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.82 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.83 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.93 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.08 #b15043 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4eafbc  rgb(78, 175, 188)  hsl(187, 45%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#bc5b4e  rgb(188, 91, 78)  hsl(7, 45%, 52%)  Indian Red
#bc4eaf  rgb(188, 78, 175)  hsl(307, 45%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#afbc4e  rgb(175, 188, 78)  hsl(67, 45%, 52%)  Dark Khaki