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#4D8F91

#4d8f91 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d8f91 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 56.08% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.9% cyan, 1.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 181.76°, with 30.63% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.2327

Complementary

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #914f4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #914d6d
  3. #91714d

Analogous

  1. #4d9171
  2. #4d8f91
  3. #4d6d91

Triadic

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #914d8f
  3. #8f914d

Tetradic

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #4f4d91
  3. #914f4d
  4. #8f914d

Square

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #714d91
  3. #914f4d
  4. #6d914d

Monochromatic

  1. #182c2d
  2. #325e5f
  3. #4d8f91
  4. #75b4b6
  5. #a7cfd0

Shades

#4d8f91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #458183
  3. #3e7274
  4. #366466
  5. #2e5657
  6. #274849
  7. #1f393a
  8. #172b2c
  9. #0f1d1d
  10. #080e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d8f91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #5f9a9c
  3. #71a5a7
  4. #82b1b2
  5. #94bcbd
  6. #a6c7c8
  7. #b8d2d3
  8. #caddde
  9. #dbe9e9
  10. #edf4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d8f91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d8f91
  2. #528e8f
  3. #578c8e
  4. #5c8b8c
  5. #61898a
  6. #678889
  7. #6c8687
  8. #718585
  9. #768383
  10. #7b8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72898a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878a91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8191 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28938f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748c91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a9190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d8f91 {
  color: #4d8f91;
}
Background
.bg-4d8f91 {
  background-color: #4d8f91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d8f91 {
  border: 2px solid #4d8f91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d8f91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 143 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 31% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d8f91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d8f91, #4d6d91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d8f91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 143 145 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.26 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.84 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.21 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.84 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.83 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.15 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.67 #b2706e Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4d8f91  rgb(77, 143, 145)  hsl(182, 31%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#914f4d  rgb(145, 79, 77)  hsl(2, 31%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#914d8f  rgb(145, 77, 143)  hsl(302, 31%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8f914d  rgb(143, 145, 77)  hsl(62, 31%, 44%)  Moss Green