Close to Tropical Blue
#4E99AE
#4E99AE is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 60% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4E99AE as they’d see it.
#4E99AE in use
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Questions about #4E99AE
What color is #4E99AE?
#4E99AE is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 60% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 38% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #4E99AE in RGB?
#4E99AE is rgb(78, 153, 174): 78 red, 153 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4E99AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 12, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4E99AE?
PANTONE 7472 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4E99AE?
Its complement #B88273 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.