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#4E9B94

#4e9b94 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9b94 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 60.78% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.52% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 174.55°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.272

Complementary

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #9b4e55

Split complementary

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #9b4e7c
  3. #9b6e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9b6e
  2. #4e9b94
  3. #4e7c9b

Triadic

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #944e9b
  3. #9b944e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #4e559b
  3. #9b4e55
  4. #9b944e

Square

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #6e4e9b
  3. #9b4e55
  4. #7c9b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3533
  2. #346863
  3. #4e9b94
  4. #7abcb6
  5. #add5d2

Shades

#4e9b94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #468c85
  3. #3e7c76
  4. #376d68
  5. #2f5d59
  6. #274e4a
  7. #1f3e3b
  8. #172f2c
  9. #101f1e
  10. #08100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9b94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #60a59f
  3. #71afa9
  4. #83b9b4
  5. #95c3bf
  6. #a7cdca
  7. #b8d7d4
  8. #cae1df
  9. #dcebea
  10. #edf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9b94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9b94
  2. #539892
  3. #589690
  4. #5d938e
  5. #62908c
  6. #678e8a
  7. #6c8b88
  8. #718886
  9. #768584
  10. #7b8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949494 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878a95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #249e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e9794 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #749195 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #399d97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9b94 {
  color: #4e9b94;
}
Background
.bg-4e9b94 {
  background-color: #4e9b94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9b94 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9b94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9b94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 155 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9b94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9b94, #4e7c9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9b94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 155 148 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.88 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.39 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.61 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.79 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.81 #b1646b Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9b94  rgb(78, 155, 148)  hsl(175, 33%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#9b4e55  rgb(155, 78, 85)  hsl(355, 33%, 46%)  Cordovan
#944e9b  rgb(148, 78, 155)  hsl(295, 33%, 46%)  Purpureus
#9b944e  rgb(155, 148, 78)  hsl(55, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green