#4db2bc

Color #4db2bc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4db2bc

RGB

rgb(77, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(185.4, 45.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.4, 59%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.31, -26.2, -13.92)

LCH

lch(67.31, 29.67, 207.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.094, 204.17)

HWB

hwb(185.4, 30.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc574d

Analogous

#4dbc8f

#4db2bc

#4d7bbc

Triadic

#4db2bc

#bc4db2

#b2bc4d

Split-complementary

#4db2bc

#bc4d7b

#bc8f4d

Tetradic

#4db2bc

#574dbc

#bc574d

#b2bc4d

Square

#4db2bc

#8f4dbc

#bc574d

#7bbc4d

Shades

Color #4db2bc mixed toward black.

#3c98a1

#307980

#245b60

#183d40

#0c1e20

Tints

Color #4db2bc mixed toward white.

#6bbfc7

#88ccd2

#a6d9de

#c4e5e9

#e1f2f4

Tones

Color #4db2bc mixed toward gray.

#56aab3

#60a3aa

#699ba0

#729497

#7b8c8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586ba · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#7f77b9 · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#56b8b7 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4db2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4db2bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4db2bc (#4db2bc) is rgb(77, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #4db2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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