#4aa8a8

Color #4aa8a8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4aa8a8

RGB

rgb(74, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(180, 38.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 56%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(63.58, -27.46, -8.4)

LCH

lch(63.58, 28.72, 197.01)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0883, 195.29)

HWB

hwb(180, 29%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a84a4a

Analogous

#4aa879

#4aa8a8

#4a79a8

Triadic

#4aa8a8

#a84aa8

#a8a84a

Split-complementary

#4aa8a8

#a84a79

#a8794a

Tetradic

#4aa8a8

#4a4aa8

#a84a4a

#a8a84a

Square

#4aa8a8

#794aa8

#a84a4a

#79a84a

Shades

Color #4aa8a8 mixed toward black.

#3e8c8c

#317070

#255454

#193838

#0c1c1c

Tints

Color #4aa8a8 mixed toward white.

#64bbbb

#83c8c8

#a2d6d6

#c1e4e4

#e0f1f1

Tones

Color #4aa8a8 mixed toward gray.

#52a0a0

#5a9898

#629191

#698989

#718181

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fa8 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#7971a8 · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#52a8a8 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4aa8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4aa8a8]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#4aa8a8 (#4aa8a8) is rgb(74, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #4aa8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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