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#4DA4B3

#4da4b3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4da4b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 64.31% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.98% cyan, 8.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 188.82°, with 40.16% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3138

Complementary

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #b35c4d

Split complementary

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #b34d71
  3. #b38f4d

Analogous

  1. #4db38f
  2. #4da4b3
  3. #4d71b3

Triadic

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #b34da4
  3. #a4b34d

Tetradic

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #5c4db3
  3. #b35c4d
  4. #a4b34d

Square

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #8f4db3
  3. #b35c4d
  4. #71b34d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4248
  2. #36737e
  3. #4da4b3
  4. #83bfca
  5. #b8dbe1

Shades

#4da4b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #4594a1
  3. #3e838f
  4. #36737d
  5. #2e626b
  6. #27525a
  7. #1f4248
  8. #173136
  9. #0f2124
  10. #081012
  11. #000000

Tints

#4da4b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #5fadbb
  3. #71b6c2
  4. #82bfca
  5. #94c8d1
  6. #a6d2d9
  7. #b8dbe1
  8. #cae4e8
  9. #dbedf0
  10. #edf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4da4b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4da4b3
  2. #52a0ae
  3. #579da9
  4. #5c99a4
  5. #61969f
  6. #67929a
  7. #6c8e94
  8. #718b8f
  9. #76878a
  10. #7b8485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #819da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979fb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8793b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a1b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #749ab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27a8ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4da4b3 {
  color: #4da4b3;
}
Background
.bg-4da4b3 {
  background-color: #4da4b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4da4b3 {
  border: 2px solid #4da4b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4da4b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 164 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 40% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4da4b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4da4b3, #4d71b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4da4b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 164 179 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.71 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.88 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.41 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.93 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.17 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.98 #b25b4c Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4da4b3  rgb(77, 164, 179)  hsl(189, 40%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#b35c4d  rgb(179, 92, 77)  hsl(9, 40%, 50%)  Redwood
#b34da4  rgb(179, 77, 164)  hsl(309, 40%, 50%)  Purpureus
#a4b34d  rgb(164, 179, 77)  hsl(69, 40%, 50%)  Apple Green