All About Color #4CB9CD

#4CB9CD

About #4CB9CD

#4CB9CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #4CB9CD. In RGB it is red 76, green 185, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 56%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 63%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.13:1 on black.

#4CB9CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet4C, B9, CD
CMYK62.93%, 9.76%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal76, 185, 205
HSL189°, 56%, 55%
RGB Octal114, 271, 315
HSV (HSB)189.30°, 62.93%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1001100, 10111001, 11001101
CIE-L*AB69.92, -24.90, -19.34
RGB Percent29.80%, 72.55%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH69.92, 31.53, 217.84
XYZ31.35, 40.64, 63.95
CIE-L*UV69.92, -42.96, -26.47
xyY0.23, 0.30, 40.64
Hunter-Lab63.75, -23.79, -14.85
RYB29.80%, 52.97%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4CB9CD on a dark background: contrast 9.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#4CB9CD on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4CB9CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4CB9CD · #94D5E1 · #2A8393 · #CD5F4C · #E19F94

Analogous palette

#4CCD5F · #4CCDA0 · #4CB9CD · #4C79CD · #5F4CCD

Triadic palette

#4CB9CD · #CD4CB9 · #B9CD4C · #94D5E1 · #E194D5

Tetradic palette

#4CB9CD · #A04CCD · #CD5F4C · #79CD4C · #2A8393

Monochromatic palette

#1C5963 · #2D8E9F · #4CB9CD · #88D0DD · #C3E8EE

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