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#4EA9AA

#4ea9aa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4ea9aa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 66.27% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180.65°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #aa4f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #aa4e7b
  3. #aa7d4e

Analogous

  1. #4eaa7d
  2. #4ea9aa
  3. #4e7baa

Triadic

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #aa4ea9
  3. #a9aa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #4f4eaa
  3. #aa4f4e
  4. #a9aa4e

Square

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #7d4eaa
  3. #aa4f4e
  4. #7baa4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4141
  2. #367576
  3. #4ea9aa
  4. #80c4c5
  5. #b4dcdd

Shades

#4ea9aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #469899
  3. #3e8788
  4. #377677
  5. #2f6566
  6. #275555
  7. #1f4444
  8. #173333
  9. #102222
  10. #081111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ea9aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #60b2b3
  3. #71babb
  4. #83c3c4
  5. #95cbcc
  6. #a7d4d5
  7. #b8dddd
  8. #cae5e6
  9. #dceeee
  10. #edf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ea9aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ea9aa
  2. #53a5a6
  3. #58a1a2
  4. #5d9d9d
  5. #629999
  6. #679595
  7. #6c9091
  8. #718c8d
  9. #768888
  10. #7b8484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9096ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aea9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a5aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2daca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ea9aa {
  color: #4ea9aa;
}
Background
.bg-4ea9aa {
  background-color: #4ea9aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ea9aa {
  border: 2px solid #4ea9aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ea9aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 169 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ea9aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ea9aa, #4e7baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ea9aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 169 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.95 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.40 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.47 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.39 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.91 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.93 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.34 #b15655 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Verdigris
#4ea9aa  rgb(78, 169, 170)  hsl(181, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#aa4f4e  rgb(170, 79, 78)  hsl(1, 37%, 49%)  Redwood
#aa4ea9  rgb(170, 78, 169)  hsl(301, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#a9aa4e  rgb(169, 170, 78)  hsl(61, 37%, 49%)  Brass