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#4FAABC

#4faabc ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4faabc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 66.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.98% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.91°, with 44.86% saturation and 52.35% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.92.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3404

Complementary

  1. #4faabc
  2. #bc614f

Split complementary

  1. #4faabc
  2. #bc4f73
  3. #bc974f

Analogous

  1. #4fbc97
  2. #4faabc
  3. #4f73bc

Triadic

  1. #4faabc
  2. #bc4faa
  3. #aabc4f

Tetradic

  1. #4faabc
  2. #614fbc
  3. #bc614f
  4. #aabc4f

Square

  1. #4faabc
  2. #974fbc
  3. #bc614f
  4. #73bc4f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4a53
  2. #357c8a
  3. #4faabc
  4. #86c5d1
  5. #bee0e6

Shades

#4faabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4faabc
  2. #4799a9
  3. #3f8896
  4. #377784
  5. #2f6671
  6. #28555e
  7. #20444b
  8. #183338
  9. #102226
  10. #081113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4faabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4faabc
  2. #61b3c3
  3. #72bbc9
  4. #84c4d0
  5. #95ccd7
  6. #a7d5de
  7. #b9dde4
  8. #cae6eb
  9. #dceef2
  10. #edf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4faabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4faabc
  2. #54a6b6
  3. #59a2b0
  4. #5e9daa
  5. #6399a4
  6. #68959e
  7. #6c9198
  8. #718d92
  9. #76888c
  10. #7b8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca5bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b98bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84a7bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78a0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24afb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4faabc {
  color: #4faabc;
}
Background
.bg-4faabc {
  background-color: #4faabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4faabc {
  border: 2px solid #4faabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4faabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 170 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4faabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4faabc, #4f73bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4faabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 170 188 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.93 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.75 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.23 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.45 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.89 #b05543 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#4faabc  rgb(79, 170, 188)  hsl(190, 45%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#bc614f  rgb(188, 97, 79)  hsl(10, 45%, 52%)  Indian Red
#bc4faa  rgb(188, 79, 170)  hsl(310, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry
#aabc4f  rgb(170, 188, 79)  hsl(70, 45%, 52%)  Apple Green