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#4D9FA0

#4d9fa0 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d9fa0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 62.35% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.87% cyan, 0.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 180.72°, with 35.02% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.2891

Complementary

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #a04e4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #a04d76
  3. #a0774d

Analogous

  1. #4da077
  2. #4d9fa0
  3. #4d76a0

Triadic

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #a04d9f
  3. #9fa04d

Tetradic

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #4e4da0
  3. #a04e4d
  4. #9fa04d

Square

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #774da0
  3. #a04e4d
  4. #76a04d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3839
  2. #346c6c
  3. #4d9fa0
  4. #7abebf
  5. #aed8d8

Shades

#4d9fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #458f90
  3. #3e7f80
  4. #366f70
  5. #2e5f60
  6. #275050
  7. #1f4040
  8. #173030
  9. #0f2020
  10. #081010
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d9fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #5fa9aa
  3. #71b2b3
  4. #82bcbd
  5. #94c5c6
  6. #a6cfd0
  7. #b8d9d9
  8. #cae2e3
  9. #dbecec
  10. #edf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d9fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d9fa0
  2. #529c9d
  3. #57999a
  4. #5c9696
  5. #619393
  6. #679090
  7. #6c8c8d
  8. #71898a
  9. #768686
  10. #7b8383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9698a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0ca49f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7595a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32a29f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d9fa0 {
  color: #4d9fa0;
}
Background
.bg-4d9fa0 {
  background-color: #4d9fa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4d9fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #4d9fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d9fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 159 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 35% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d9fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d9fa0, #4d76a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d9fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 159 160 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 2.69 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.52 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.42 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.36 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.91 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.06 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.63 #b2605f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4d9fa0  rgb(77, 159, 160)  hsl(181, 35%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#a04e4d  rgb(160, 78, 77)  hsl(1, 35%, 46%)  Redwood
#a04d9f  rgb(160, 77, 159)  hsl(301, 35%, 46%)  Purpureus
#9fa04d  rgb(159, 160, 77)  hsl(61, 35%, 46%)  Brass