#4ab4bd

Color #4ab4bd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4ab4bd

RGB

rgb(74, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(184.7, 46.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.7, 60.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.85, -27.44, -13.67)

LCH

lch(67.85, 30.66, 206.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0969, 203.02)

HWB

hwb(184.7, 29%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd534a

Analogous

#4abd8d

#4ab4bd

#4a7bbd

Triadic

#4ab4bd

#bd4ab4

#b4bd4a

Split-complementary

#4ab4bd

#bd4a7b

#bd8d4a

Tetradic

#4ab4bd

#534abd

#bd534a

#b4bd4a

Square

#4ab4bd

#8d4abd

#bd534a

#7bbd4a

Shades

Color #4ab4bd mixed toward black.

#3b99a1

#2f7a81

#235c60

#173d40

#0c1f20

Tints

Color #4ab4bd mixed toward white.

#68c1c8

#86cdd3

#a5dade

#c3e6e9

#e1f3f4

Tones

Color #4ab4bd mixed toward gray.

#54acb4

#5da4aa

#679ca0

#709497

#7a8c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586bb · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#7f77ba · ΔE 31.6

Tritanopia

#54b9b9 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4ab4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4ab4bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4ab4bd (#4ab4bd) is rgb(74, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #4ab4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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