Cadet Blue (Blue)

#4CB4AD

RGB: 76, 180, 173

Color OverviewHEX #4CB4AD

#4CB4AD Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #4CB4AD is composed of 30% red, 71% green, and 68% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 176°, saturation of 41%, and lightness of 50%.

HEX

#4CB4AD

RGB

76, 180, 173

HSL

176°, 41%, 50%

HSV

176°, 58%, 71%

CMYK

58%, 0%, 4%, 29%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #4CB4AD (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #4CB4AD (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #4CB4AD (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #4CB4AD

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #4CB4AD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.49 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #4CB4AD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.44 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #4CB4AD;
}

.element {
  color: #4CB4AD;
  background-color: #4CB4AD;
  border-color: #4CB4AD;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#4CB4AD] text-[#4CB4AD] border-[#4CB4AD]">
  Content styled with #4CB4AD
</div>