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#4F9795

#4f9795 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4f9795 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 59.22% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.32% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 178.33°, with 31.3% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2597

Complementary

  1. #4f9795
  2. #974f51

Split complementary

  1. #4f9795
  2. #974f75
  3. #97714f

Analogous

  1. #4f9771
  2. #4f9795
  3. #4f7597

Triadic

  1. #4f9795
  2. #954f97
  3. #97954f

Tetradic

  1. #4f9795
  2. #4f5197
  3. #974f51
  4. #97954f

Square

  1. #4f9795
  2. #714f97
  3. #974f51
  4. #75974f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3332
  2. #356563
  3. #4f9795
  4. #79b9b7
  5. #acd3d2

Shades

#4f9795 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f9795
  2. #478886
  3. #3f7977
  4. #376a68
  5. #2f5b59
  6. #284c4b
  7. #203c3c
  8. #182d2d
  9. #101e1e
  10. #080f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f9795 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f9795
  2. #61a1a0
  3. #72acaa
  4. #84b6b5
  5. #95c1bf
  6. #a7cbca
  7. #b9d5d5
  8. #cae0df
  9. #dceaea
  10. #edf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f9795 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f9795
  2. #549593
  3. #599291
  4. #5e908f
  5. #638e8d
  6. #688c8b
  7. #6c8988
  8. #718786
  9. #768584
  10. #7b8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78908f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #279b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b9395 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728e95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b9996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f9795 {
  color: #4f9795;
}
Background
.bg-4f9795 {
  background-color: #4f9795;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4f9795 {
  border: 2px solid #4f9795;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f9795;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 151 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 31% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f9795 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f9795, #4f7597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f9795 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 151 149 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.67 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.72 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.09 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.21 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.96 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.11 #b0686a Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4f9795  rgb(79, 151, 149)  hsl(178, 31%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#974f51  rgb(151, 79, 81)  hsl(358, 31%, 45%)  Cordovan
#954f97  rgb(149, 79, 151)  hsl(298, 31%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#97954f  rgb(151, 149, 79)  hsl(58, 31%, 45%)  Moss Green