#4faabf

Color #4faabf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4faabf

RGB

rgb(79, 170, 191)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 46.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 58.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.6%, 11%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(65.1, -20.88, -18.93)

LCH

lch(65.1, 28.18, 222.2)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0912, 215.14)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 31%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf644f

Analogous

#4fbf9c

#4faabf

#4f72bf

Triadic

#4faabf

#bf4faa

#aabf4f

Split-complementary

#4faabf

#bf4f72

#bf9c4f

Tetradic

#4faabf

#644fbf

#bf644f

#aabf4f

Square

#4faabf

#9c4fbf

#bf644f

#72bf4f

Shades

Color #4faabf mixed toward black.

#3c91a5

#307484

#245763

#183a42

#0c1d21

Tints

Color #4faabf mixed toward white.

#6cb8ca

#8ac6d4

#a7d4df

#c4e3ea

#e2f1f4

Tones

Color #4faabf mixed toward gray.

#58a4b6

#629eac

#6b98a3

#74939a

#7e8d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181ba · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#7b74b9 · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#57b6b5 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4faabf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4faabf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4faabf (#4faabf) is rgb(79, 170, 191) in RGB.

No, #4faabf 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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