Close to Tropical Blue

#4EAEC9

#4EAEC9 is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 68.2% green, and 78.8% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 53% saturation and 55% 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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2.55:1 Fail
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8.22:1 AAA
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2.55:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.22:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4EAEC9 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#4EAEC9
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #4EAEC9?

#4EAEC9 is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 68.2% green, and 78.8% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 53% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #4EAEC9 in RGB?

#4EAEC9 is rgb(78, 174, 201): 78 red, 174 green, and 201 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #4EAEC9 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(61, 13, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #4EAEC9?

PANTONE 7465 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #4EAEC9?

Its complement #D3927F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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