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#4CB8A2

#4cb8a2 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4cb8a2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 72.16% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 167.78°, with 43.2% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3843

Complementary

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #b84c62

Split complementary

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #b84c98
  3. #b86c4c

Analogous

  1. #4cb86c
  2. #4cb8a2
  3. #4c98b8

Triadic

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #a24cb8
  3. #b8a24c

Tetradic

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #4c62b8
  3. #b84c62
  4. #b8a24c

Square

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #6c4cb8
  3. #b84c62
  4. #98b84c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4d43
  2. #348373
  3. #4cb8a2
  4. #83cebe
  5. #bae3db

Shades

#4cb8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #44a692
  3. #3d9382
  4. #358171
  5. #2e6e61
  6. #265c51
  7. #1e4a41
  8. #173731
  9. #0f2520
  10. #081210
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cb8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #5ebfab
  3. #70c6b5
  4. #82cdbe
  5. #94d4c7
  6. #a6dcd1
  7. #b7e3da
  8. #c9eae3
  9. #dbf1ec
  10. #edf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cb8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cb8a2
  2. #51b29f
  3. #56ad9b
  4. #5ca798
  5. #61a294
  6. #669c91
  7. #6b968e
  8. #70918a
  9. #768b87
  10. #7b8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8baea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1aea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a2a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93b2a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87aba3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29b9ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cb8a2 {
  color: #4cb8a2;
}
Background
.bg-4cb8a2 {
  background-color: #4cb8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cb8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #4cb8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cb8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 184 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cb8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cb8a2, #4c98b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cb8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 184 162 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.24 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.35 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.37 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.50 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.73 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.79 #b3475d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#4cb8a2  rgb(76, 184, 162)  hsl(168, 43%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#b84c62  rgb(184, 76, 98)  hsl(348, 43%, 51%)  Brick Red
#a24cb8  rgb(162, 76, 184)  hsl(288, 43%, 51%)  Purpureus
#b8a24c  rgb(184, 162, 76)  hsl(48, 43%, 51%)  Brass