#4ab6cc

Color #4ab6cc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4ab6cc

RGB

rgb(74, 182, 204)

HSL

hsl(190.2, 56%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.2, 63.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.7%, 10.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -24.03, -20.28)

LCH

lch(68.95, 31.44, 220.16)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1021, 213.46)

HWB

hwb(190.2, 29%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc604a

Analogous

#4acca1

#4ab6cc

#4a75cc

Triadic

#4ab6cc

#cc4ab6

#b6cc4a

Split-complementary

#4ab6cc

#cc4a75

#cca14a

Tetradic

#4ab6cc

#604acc

#cc604a

#b6cc4a

Square

#4ab6cc

#a14acc

#cc604a

#75cc4a

Shades

Color #4ab6cc mixed toward black.

#339fb5

#297f91

#1f5f6c

#143f48

#0a2024

Tints

Color #4ab6cc mixed toward white.

#68c2d4

#86cedd

#a5dae5

#c3e7ee

#e1f3f6

Tones

Color #4ab6cc mixed toward gray.

#55afc1

#60a8b6

#6aa0ab

#7599a1

#809296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788c7 · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#8178c6 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#54c3c2 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4ab6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4ab6cc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4ab6cc (#4ab6cc) is rgb(74, 182, 204) in RGB.

No, #4ab6cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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