#4f8c9b

Color #4f8c9b

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4f8c9b

RGB

rgb(79, 140, 155)

HSL

hsl(191.8, 32.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.8, 49%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(49%, 9.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(54.85, -15.53, -14.1)

LCH

lch(54.85, 20.98, 222.24)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0671, 215.42)

HWB

hwb(191.8, 31%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b5e4f

Analogous

#4f9b84

#4f8c9b

#4f669b

Triadic

#4f8c9b

#9b4f8c

#8c9b4f

Split-complementary

#4f8c9b

#9b4f66

#9b844f

Tetradic

#4f8c9b

#5e4f9b

#9b5e4f

#8c9b4f

Square

#4f8c9b

#844f9b

#9b5e4f

#669b4f

Shades

Color #4f8c9b mixed toward black.

#427581

#355d67

#28464e

#1a2f34

#0d171a

Tints

Color #4f8c9b mixed toward white.

#67a3b1

#85b5c1

#a4c8d0

#c2dae0

#e1edef

Tones

Color #4f8c9b mixed toward gray.

#558895

#5c848e

#628188

#687d82

#6f797b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f98 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#6b6697 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#539594 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 16.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f8c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f8c9b]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4f8c9b (#4f8c9b) is rgb(79, 140, 155) in RGB.

No, #4f8c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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