Information about #4BAECC color

#4BAECC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4BAECC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 174, 204) — 29.4% red, 68.2% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 12 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4BAECC is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maximum Blue (#47ABCC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Viking (#4DB1C8) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 174, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4BAECC: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #4BAECC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4BAECC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4BAECC 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 #4BAECC

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

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4BAECC
  • RGB75, 174, 204
  • CMYK51, 12, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(75, 174, 204)
  • HSL194°, 56%, 55%
  • HSL Precise193.953°, 55.844%, 54.706%
  • HSV194°, 63%, 80%
  • HSB194°, 63%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.682, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.682, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.682, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4BAECC
  • DECIMAL ID4959948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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