#4A8C8A Color

#4A8C8A is rgb(74, 140, 138) in RGB and hsl(178, 31%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4A8C8A

HEX#4A8C8A

RGBrgb(74, 140, 138)

HSLhsl(178, 31%, 42%)

HSVhsv(178, 47%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.068 192.9)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 1%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4A8C8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A8C8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4A8C8A Complementary#8C4A4C Analogous#4A8C69 Analogous#4A6D8C Triadic#8A4A8C Triadic#8C8A4A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4A8C8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58A7A4 #73B5B3 #8DC3C1 #A8D1D0 #C3DFDE #DEEDED

Shades

#417C7A #376866 #2E5755 #234342 #1A3231 #101E1E

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