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#4BBDCD

#4bbdcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4bbdcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 74.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.41% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 187.38°, with 56.52% saturation and 54.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #cd5b4b

Split complementary

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #cd4b7c
  3. #cd9c4b

Analogous

  1. #4bcd9c
  2. #4bbdcd
  3. #4b7ccd

Triadic

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #cd4bbd
  3. #bdcd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #5b4bcd
  3. #cd5b4b
  4. #bdcd4b

Square

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #9c4bcd
  3. #cd5b4b
  4. #7ccd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c5b63
  2. #2c919f
  3. #4bbdcd
  4. #87d3de
  5. #c3e9ee

Shades

#4bbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #44aab9
  3. #3c97a4
  4. #358490
  5. #2d717b
  6. #265f67
  7. #1e4c52
  8. #17393e
  9. #0f2629
  10. #081315
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #5dc4d2
  3. #6fcad7
  4. #81d1dc
  5. #93d7e1
  6. #a5dee6
  7. #b7e5eb
  8. #c9ebf0
  9. #dbf2f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bbdcd
  2. #50b7c5
  3. #56b1be
  4. #5babb6
  5. #60a5ae
  6. #669fa7
  7. #6b989f
  8. #709297
  9. #758c8f
  10. #7b8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82b1cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bbdcd {
  color: #4bbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-4bbdcd {
  background-color: #4bbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #4bbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bbdcd, #4b7ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.50 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.52 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.95 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.02 #b44232 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#4bbdcd  rgb(75, 189, 205)  hsl(187, 57%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd5b4b  rgb(205, 91, 75)  hsl(7, 57%, 55%)  Indian Red
#cd4bbd  rgb(205, 75, 189)  hsl(307, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bdcd4b  rgb(189, 205, 75)  hsl(67, 57%, 55%)  June Bud