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#4dbae0 color: Lake Thun

#4dbae0 is rgb(77, 186, 224) in RGB and oklch(74.133% 0.11222 224.55) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

74.1%
0.112
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #4dbae0

#4dbae0 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lake Thun (#44bbdd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #4dbae0 mixed with white

  1. 4dbae0
  2. 64c1e3
  3. 78c8e7
  4. 8bcfea
  5. 9cd6ed
  6. adddf0
  7. bee4f3
  8. cfebf6
  9. dff2f9
  10. eff8fc

Darker: #4dbae0 mixed with black

  1. 4dbae0
  2. 42a1c3
  3. 3789a6
  4. 2c728a
  5. 225c70
  6. 184656
  7. 0f323e
  8. 071e27
  9. 020d12
  10. 000202

Calmer: #4dbae0 with less saturation

  1. 4dbae0
  2. 5bb9db
  3. 67b8d6
  4. 72b6d0
  5. 7cb5cb
  6. 85b3c6
  7. 8db2c1
  8. 95b0bb
  9. 9dafb6
  10. a4adb1

Questions about #4dbae0

What color is #4dbae0?

#4dbae0 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lake Thun. In RGB it is rgb(77, 186, 224), in HSL hsl(195.51, 70.33%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.133% 0.11222 224.55).

What colors go well with #4dbae0?

The complementary color of #4dbae0 is #e6946f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3bc1c0 and #79aef1. The triadic partners are #de8ebc and #b6af55.

Is white or black text more readable on #4dbae0?

Black text reads better on #4dbae0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4dbae0 a warm or cool color?

#4dbae0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.112.