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#4E9F97

#4e9f97 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e9f97 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 62.35% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.03% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 174.07°, with 34.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.2865

Complementary

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #9f4e56

Split complementary

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #9f4e7f
  3. #9f6e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9f6e
  2. #4e9f97
  3. #4e7f9f

Triadic

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #974e9f
  3. #9f974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #4e569f
  3. #9f4e56
  4. #9f974e

Square

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #6e4e9f
  3. #9f4e56
  4. #7f9f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c3836
  2. #356c66
  3. #4e9f97
  4. #7bbeb8
  5. #aed8d3

Shades

#4e9f97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #468f88
  3. #3e7f79
  4. #376f6a
  5. #2f5f5b
  6. #27504c
  7. #1f403c
  8. #17302d
  9. #10201e
  10. #08100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9f97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #60a9a1
  3. #71b2ac
  4. #83bcb6
  5. #95c5c1
  6. #a7cfcb
  7. #b8d9d5
  8. #cae2e0
  9. #dcecea
  10. #edf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9f97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9f97
  2. #539c95
  3. #589992
  4. #5d9690
  5. #62938e
  6. #67908c
  7. #6c8c89
  8. #718987
  9. #768685
  10. #7b8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8e98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fa29c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #819b97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #779598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37a19a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9f97 {
  color: #4e9f97;
}
Background
.bg-4e9f97 {
  background-color: #4e9f97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9f97 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9f97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9f97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 159 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9f97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9f97, #4e7f9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9f97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 159 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.18 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.07 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.45 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.64 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.03 #b16068 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4e9f97  rgb(78, 159, 151)  hsl(174, 34%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#9f4e56  rgb(159, 78, 86)  hsl(354, 34%, 46%)  Cordovan
#974e9f  rgb(151, 78, 159)  hsl(294, 34%, 46%)  Purpureus
#9f974e  rgb(159, 151, 78)  hsl(54, 34%, 46%)  Brass