#4f8996

Color #4f8996

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4f8996

RGB

rgb(79, 137, 150)

HSL

hsl(191, 31%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191, 47.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(53.77, -15.33, -12.85)

LCH

lch(53.77, 20, 219.97)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.0637, 213.74)

HWB

hwb(191, 31%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#965c4f

Analogous

#4f9680

#4f8996

#4f6596

Triadic

#4f8996

#964f89

#89964f

Split-complementary

#4f8996

#964f65

#96804f

Tetradic

#4f8996

#5c4f96

#965c4f

#89964f

Square

#4f8996

#804f96

#965c4f

#65964f

Shades

Color #4f8996 mixed toward black.

#42727d

#355b64

#28444b

#1a2e32

#0d1719

Tints

Color #4f8996 mixed toward white.

#66a1ae

#84b4be

#a3c7cf

#c2d9df

#e0ecef

Tones

Color #4f8996 mixed toward gray.

#558590

#5b818a

#617e84

#677a7e

#6d7678

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d93 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#696592 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#539190 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f8996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f8996]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4f8996 (#4f8996) is rgb(79, 137, 150) in RGB.

No, #4f8996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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