Information about #4BBCB5 color

#4BBCB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4BBCB5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 188, 181) — 29.4% red, 73.7% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 0 / 3 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4BBCB5 is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Verdigris (#43B3AE). Slightly further away sit Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7) and Jellyfish (#46C7C7).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 188, 181) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4BBCB5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4BBCB5 color variations

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

#4BBCB5 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 #4BBCB5

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

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4BBCB5
  • RGB75, 188, 181
  • CMYK44, 0, 3, 26
  • CSSrgb(75, 188, 181)
  • HSL176°, 46%, 52%
  • HSL Precise176.283°, 45.749%, 51.569%
  • HSV176°, 60%, 74%
  • HSB176°, 60%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.737, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.737, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.737, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4BBCB5
  • DECIMAL ID4963509
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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