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#4D838E

#4d838e ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d838e is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 51.37% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.77% cyan, 7.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 190.15°, with 29.68% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #4d838e
  2. #8e584d

Split complementary

  1. #4d838e
  2. #8e4d63
  3. #8e784d

Analogous

  1. #4d8e78
  2. #4d838e
  3. #4d638e

Triadic

  1. #4d838e
  2. #8e4d83
  3. #838e4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d838e
  2. #584d8e
  3. #8e584d
  4. #838e4d

Square

  1. #4d838e
  2. #784d8e
  3. #8e584d
  4. #638e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #17272b
  2. #32555c
  3. #4d838e
  4. #74a9b4
  5. #a6c8ce

Shades

#4d838e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d838e
  2. #457680
  3. #3e6972
  4. #365c63
  5. #2e4f55
  6. #274247
  7. #1f3439
  8. #17272b
  9. #0f1a1c
  10. #080d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d838e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d838e
  2. #5f8f99
  3. #719ca5
  4. #82a8b0
  5. #94b5bb
  6. #a6c1c7
  7. #b8cdd2
  8. #cadadd
  9. #dbe6e8
  10. #edf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d838e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d838e
  2. #52838d
  3. #57828b
  4. #5c828a
  5. #618288
  6. #678287
  7. #6c8186
  8. #718184
  9. #768183
  10. #7b8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70788e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e8886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b818e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647c8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d8689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d838e {
  color: #4d838e;
}
Background
.bg-4d838e {
  background-color: #4d838e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d838e {
  border: 2px solid #4d838e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d838e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 131 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 30% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d838e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d838e, #4d638e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d838e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 131 142 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.39 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.35 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.38 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.60 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.02 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.14 #b27c71 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4d838e  rgb(77, 131, 142)  hsl(190, 30%, 43%)  Teal Blue
#8e584d  rgb(142, 88, 77)  hsl(10, 30%, 43%)  Redwood
#8e4d83  rgb(142, 77, 131)  hsl(310, 30%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#838e4d  rgb(131, 142, 77)  hsl(70, 30%, 43%)  Moss Green