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#4CD8DC

#4cd8dc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4cd8dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 84.71% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.45% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 181.67°, with 67.29% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5582

Complementary

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #dc504c

Split complementary

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #dc4c90
  3. #dc984c

Analogous

  1. #4cdc98
  2. #4cd8dc
  3. #4c90dc

Triadic

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #dc4cd8
  3. #d8dc4c

Tetradic

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #504cdc
  3. #dc504c
  4. #d8dc4c

Square

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #984cdc
  3. #dc504c
  4. #90dc4c

Monochromatic

  1. #177578
  2. #24b3b8
  3. #4cd8dc
  4. #8ce6e9
  5. #ccf4f5

Shades

#4cd8dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #44c2c6
  3. #3dadb0
  4. #35979a
  5. #2e8284
  6. #266c6e
  7. #1e5658
  8. #174142
  9. #0f2b2c
  10. #081616
  11. #000000

Tints

#4cd8dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #5edce0
  3. #70e0e3
  4. #82e4e7
  5. #94e8ea
  6. #a6ecee
  7. #b7eff1
  8. #c9f3f5
  9. #dbf7f8
  10. #edfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4cd8dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4cd8dc
  2. #51cfd3
  3. #56c6ca
  4. #5cbec0
  5. #61b5b7
  6. #66acae
  7. #6ba3a5
  8. #709a9c
  9. #769292
  10. #7b8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3cdcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d2dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95c9dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dcda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4cd8dc {
  color: #4cd8dc;
}
Background
.bg-4cd8dc {
  background-color: #4cd8dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4cd8dc {
  border: 2px solid #4cd8dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4cd8dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 216 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4cd8dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4cd8dc, #4c90dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4cd8dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 216 220 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.44 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.68 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.22 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.44 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.14 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.87 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.82 #b32723 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#4cd8dc  rgb(76, 216, 220)  hsl(182, 67%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#dc504c  rgb(220, 80, 76)  hsl(2, 67%, 58%)  Indian Red
#dc4cd8  rgb(220, 76, 216)  hsl(302, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#d8dc4c  rgb(216, 220, 76)  hsl(62, 67%, 58%)  Pear