#4f9e9e

Color #4f9e9e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 4.52 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4f9e9e

RGB

rgb(79, 158, 158)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 50%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.41, -24.14, -7.47)

LCH

lch(60.41, 25.27, 197.19)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0777, 195.38)

HWB

hwb(180, 31%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e4f4f

Analogous

#4f9e77

#4f9e9e

#4f779e

Triadic

#4f9e9e

#9e4f9e

#9e9e4f

Split-complementary

#4f9e9e

#9e4f77

#9e774f

Tetradic

#4f9e9e

#4f4f9e

#9e4f4f

#9e9e4f

Square

#4f9e9e

#774f9e

#9e4f4f

#779e4f

Shades

Color #4f9e9e mixed toward black.

#428484

#356969

#284f4f

#1a3535

#0d1a1a

Tints

Color #4f9e9e mixed toward white.

#67b3b3

#86c2c2

#a4d2d2

#c2e1e1

#e1f0f0

Tones

Color #4f9e9e mixed toward gray.

#569797

#5c9191

#638a8a

#698484

#707d7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797a9e · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#756e9e · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#559e9e · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f9e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f9e9e]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#4f9e9e (#4f9e9e) is rgb(79, 158, 158) in RGB.

No, #4f9e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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