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#04859B

#04859b ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04859b is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 52.16% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.42% cyan, 14.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 188.74°, with 94.97% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #04859b
  2. #9b1a04

Split complementary

  1. #04859b
  2. #9b043a
  3. #9b6604

Analogous

  1. #049b66
  2. #04859b
  3. #043a9b

Triadic

  1. #04859b
  2. #9b0485
  3. #859b04

Tetradic

  1. #04859b
  2. #1a049b
  3. #9b1a04
  4. #859b04

Square

  1. #04859b
  2. #66049b
  3. #9b1a04
  4. #3a9b04

Monochromatic

  1. #011114
  2. #024550
  3. #04859b
  4. #06c5e6
  5. #3edffa

Shades

#04859b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04859b
  2. #04788c
  3. #036a7c
  4. #035d6d
  5. #02505d
  6. #02434e
  7. #02353e
  8. #01282f
  9. #011b1f
  10. #000d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#04859b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04859b
  2. #1d91a5
  3. #369daf
  4. #4faab9
  5. #68b6c3
  6. #82c2cd
  7. #9bced7
  8. #b4dae1
  9. #cde7eb
  10. #e6f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04859b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04859b
  2. #108598
  3. #1d8496
  4. #298493
  5. #368390
  6. #42838e
  7. #4e828b
  8. #5b8288
  9. #678185
  10. #748183
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76809c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64749b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d829c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e7b9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04859b {
  color: #04859b;
}
Background
.bg-04859b {
  background-color: #04859b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-04859b {
  border: 2px solid #04859b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04859b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 133 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 95% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04859b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04859b, #043a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04859b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 133 155 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.59 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.67 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.75 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.22 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.57 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.75 #fb7a64 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#04859b  rgb(4, 133, 155)  hsl(189, 95%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#9b1a04  rgb(155, 26, 4)  hsl(9, 95%, 31%)  Rufous
#9b0485  rgb(155, 4, 133)  hsl(309, 95%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#859b04  rgb(133, 155, 4)  hsl(69, 95%, 31%)  Olive Drab