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Information about #4CA8C2 color

#4CA8C2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4CA8C2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 168, 194) — 29.8% red, 65.9% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 10 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4CA8C2 is a confidently colored cyan that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aquarius (#43A8C5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Viking (#4DB1C8) and Maximum Blue (#47ABCC).

In RGB terms — rgb(76, 168, 194) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #4CA8C2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4CA8C2 color variations

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

#4CA8C2 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 #4CA8C2

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

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4CA8C2
  • RGB76, 168, 194
  • CMYK46, 10, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(76, 168, 194)
  • HSL193°, 49%, 53%
  • HSL Precise193.22°, 49.167%, 52.941%
  • HSV193°, 61%, 76%
  • HSB193°, 61%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.659, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.659, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.659, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4CA8C2
  • DECIMAL ID5023938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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