Information about Moderate Cyan color

#4AA8A8 - Moderate Cyan color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4AA8A8, known as "Moderate Cyan", falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 168, 168) — 29% red, 65.9% green, 65.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 37 / 0 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced cyan, #4AA8A8 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Teal (#44A9AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Such Fun (#489EA8) and Moderate Arctic Blue (#4A9CA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 168, 168) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4AA8A8: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. The name "Moderate Cyan" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Moderate Cyan color variations

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

Moderate Cyan color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8
#68BDBD

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#8ECDCD

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#B3DEDE

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#D9EEEE

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Cyan color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8
#3A8585

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#2B6363

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#1D4242

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#0E2121

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Black

#000000

Moderate Cyan color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8
#539F9F

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#5E9797

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#698F8F

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#748787

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Cyan color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#495BA6

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#4AA8A8
#49A681

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#49A65B

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#5BA649

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Moderate Cyan 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
#4AA8A8
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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
#4AA8A8
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#4AA8A8

#A77849
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#A74978
#A74978

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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
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#4978A7

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#4AA8A8
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

#49A778
#49A778

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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
#4AA8A8
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

#A749A7
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#A7A749
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#4AA8A8
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

#4949A7
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#A74949
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#A7A749
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Square

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

Square color scheme
#4AA8A8
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#4AA8A8

#7849A7
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#A74949
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#78A749
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Nearest named colors to Moderate Cyan

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Moderate Cyan color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4AA8A8
  • RGB74, 168, 168
  • CMYK37, 0, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(74, 168, 168)
  • HSL180°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise180°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV180°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB180°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.659, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.659, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.659, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4AA8A8
  • DECIMAL ID4892840
  • Name Length13
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