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#4CD5E2

#4cd5e2 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cd5e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 83.53% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.37% cyan, 5.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 185.2°, with 72.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5462

Complementary

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #e2594c

Split complementary

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #e24c8a
  3. #e2a44c

Analogous

  1. #4ce2a4
  2. #4cd5e2
  3. #4c8ae2

Triadic

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #e24cd5
  3. #d5e24c

Tetradic

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #594ce2
  3. #e2594c
  4. #d5e24c

Square

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #a44ce2
  3. #e2594c
  4. #8ae24c

Monochromatic

  1. #157780
  2. #1fb4c2
  3. #4cd5e2
  4. #8ee4ed
  5. #d0f4f7

Shades

#4cd5e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #44c0cb
  3. #3daab5
  4. #35959e
  5. #2e8088
  6. #266b71
  7. #1e555a
  8. #174044
  9. #0f2b2d
  10. #081517
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cd5e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #5ed9e5
  3. #70dde8
  4. #82e2eb
  5. #94e6ee
  6. #a6eaf1
  7. #b7eef3
  8. #c9f2f6
  9. #dbf7f9
  10. #edfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cd5e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cd5e2
  2. #51cdd8
  3. #56c4ce
  4. #5cbcc5
  5. #61b3bb
  6. #66abb1
  7. #6ba2a7
  8. #709a9d
  9. #769194
  10. #7b898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cad0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebce3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2d0e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91c7e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cd5e2 {
  color: #4cd5e2;
}
Background
.bg-4cd5e2 {
  background-color: #4cd5e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cd5e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4cd5e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cd5e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 213 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cd5e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cd5e2, #4c8ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cd5e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 213 226 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.13 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.51 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.56 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.50 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.02 #b32a1d Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#4cd5e2  rgb(76, 213, 226)  hsl(185, 72%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#e2594c  rgb(226, 89, 76)  hsl(5, 72%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#e24cd5  rgb(226, 76, 213)  hsl(305, 72%, 59%)  Orchid
#d5e24c  rgb(213, 226, 76)  hsl(65, 72%, 59%)  Pear