Information about #4B898E color

#4B898E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B898E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 137, 142) — 29.4% red, 53.7% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 2 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B898E presents itself as a mildly saturated cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Patriot (#4F9292). Slightly further away sit Dusty Teal (#4C9085) and Hippie Blue (#49889A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(75, 137, 142)), which gives #4B898E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4B898E: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #4B898E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4B898E color variations

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#4B898E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4B898E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B898E
  • RGB75, 137, 142
  • CMYK26, 2, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(75, 137, 142)
  • HSL184°, 31%, 43%
  • HSL Precise184.478°, 30.876%, 42.549%
  • HSV184°, 47%, 56%
  • HSB184°, 47%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.537, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.537, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.537, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4B898E
  • DECIMAL ID4950414
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01