#4eb0bd

Color #4eb0bd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4eb0bd

RGB

rgb(78, 176, 189)

HSL

hsl(187, 45.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187, 58.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.78, -24.72, -15.27)

LCH

lch(66.78, 29.06, 211.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0928, 207.12)

HWB

hwb(187, 30.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd5b4e

Analogous

#4ebd93

#4eb0bd

#4e79bd

Triadic

#4eb0bd

#bd4eb0

#b0bd4e

Split-complementary

#4eb0bd

#bd4e79

#bd934e

Tetradic

#4eb0bd

#5b4ebd

#bd5b4e

#b0bd4e

Square

#4eb0bd

#934ebd

#bd5b4e

#79bd4e

Shades

Color #4eb0bd mixed toward black.

#3c96a2

#307882

#245a61

#183c41

#0c1e20

Tints

Color #4eb0bd mixed toward white.

#6cbdc8

#89cad3

#a7d8de

#c4e5e9

#e2f2f4

Tones

Color #4eb0bd mixed toward gray.

#57a9b4

#61a2ab

#6a9ba1

#739498

#7c8d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485ba · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#7e77b9 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#56b8b7 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4eb0bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4eb0bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4eb0bd (#4eb0bd) is rgb(78, 176, 189) in RGB.

No, #4eb0bd 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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