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#4AEDEF

#4aedef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4aedef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 92.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.04% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.73°, with 83.76% saturation and 61.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6826

Complementary

  1. #4aedef
  2. #ef4c4a

Split complementary

  1. #4aedef
  2. #ef4a9a
  3. #ef9f4a

Analogous

  1. #4aef9f
  2. #4aedef
  3. #4a9aef

Triadic

  1. #4aedef
  2. #ef4aed
  3. #edef4a

Tetradic

  1. #4aedef
  2. #4c4aef
  3. #ef4c4a
  4. #edef4a

Square

  1. #4aedef
  2. #9f4aef
  3. #ef4c4a
  4. #9aef4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d9193
  2. #13d7d9
  3. #4aedef
  4. #90f4f5
  5. #d7fbfb

Shades

#4aedef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4aedef
  2. #43d5d7
  3. #3bbebf
  4. #34a6a7
  5. #2c8e8f
  6. #257778
  7. #1e5f60
  8. #164748
  9. #0f2f30
  10. #071818
  11. #000000

Tints

#4aedef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4aedef
  2. #5ceff1
  3. #6ef1f2
  4. #80f2f4
  5. #92f4f5
  6. #a5f6f7
  7. #b7f8f9
  8. #c9fafa
  9. #dbfbfc
  10. #edfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4aedef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4aedef
  2. #4fe2e4
  3. #55d7d9
  4. #5accce
  5. #60c1c3
  6. #65b7b8
  7. #6aacac
  8. #70a1a1
  9. #759696
  10. #7b8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1e0e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d0f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f5ed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5e6ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2dcf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4aedef {
  color: #4aedef;
}
Background
.bg-4aedef {
  background-color: #4aedef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4aedef {
  border: 2px solid #4aedef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4aedef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 237 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4aedef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4aedef, #4a9aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4aedef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 237 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.15 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.15 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.46 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.73 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.87 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.90 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.04 #b51210 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Aqua
#4aedef  rgb(74, 237, 239)  hsl(181, 84%, 61%)  Aqua
#ef4c4a  rgb(239, 76, 74)  hsl(1, 84%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#ef4aed  rgb(239, 74, 237)  hsl(301, 84%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#edef4a  rgb(237, 239, 74)  hsl(61, 84%, 61%)  Icterine