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#4E7981

#4e7981 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e7981 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 47.45% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.53% cyan, 6.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 189.41°, with 24.64% saturation and 40.59% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1688

Complementary

  1. #4e7981
  2. #81564e

Split complementary

  1. #4e7981
  2. #814e60
  3. #81704e

Analogous

  1. #4e8170
  2. #4e7981
  3. #4e6081

Triadic

  1. #4e7981
  2. #814e79
  3. #79814e

Tetradic

  1. #4e7981
  2. #564e81
  3. #81564e
  4. #79814e

Square

  1. #4e7981
  2. #704e81
  3. #81564e
  4. #60814e

Monochromatic

  1. #142022
  2. #314c51
  3. #4e7981
  4. #72a1aa
  5. #a2c1c6

Shades

#4e7981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e7981
  2. #466d74
  3. #3e6167
  4. #37555a
  5. #2f494d
  6. #273d41
  7. #1f3034
  8. #172427
  9. #10181a
  10. #080c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e7981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e7981
  2. #60868e
  3. #71949a
  4. #83a1a7
  5. #95afb3
  6. #a7bcc0
  7. #b8c9cd
  8. #cad7d9
  9. #dce4e6
  10. #edf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e7981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e7981
  2. #537a81
  3. #587a81
  4. #5d7b81
  5. #627c81
  6. #677d81
  7. #6c7d80
  8. #717e80
  9. #767f80
  10. #7b7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #727682 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696f81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a7d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657781 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607381 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #437b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e7981 {
  color: #4e7981;
}
Background
.bg-4e7981 {
  background-color: #4e7981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e7981 {
  border: 2px solid #4e7981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e7981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 121 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 25% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e7981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e7981, #4e6081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e7981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 121 129 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.95 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.83 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.73 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.13 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.44 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.44 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.63 #b1867e Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4e7981  rgb(78, 121, 129)  hsl(189, 25%, 41%)  Teal Blue
#81564e  rgb(129, 86, 78)  hsl(9, 25%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#814e79  rgb(129, 78, 121)  hsl(309, 25%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#79814e  rgb(121, 129, 78)  hsl(69, 25%, 41%)  Moss Green