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#4CC8DF closest to Sea Serpent

#4CC8DF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Sea Serpent. In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 78.4% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(76, 200, 223)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 70% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #4CC8DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.63:1.

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Variations of #4CC8DF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4CC8DF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4CC8DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4CC8DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1B2DF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C1E0
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1C2E0
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1B2DF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8FBADF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D1CF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #19CCD8
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6BCC3

#4CC8DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#4CC8DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.63:1 Very good#4CC8DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4CC8DF in CSS

/* Sea Serpent */
.color { color: #4CC8DF; }
.background { background-color: #4CC8DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4CC8DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(76 200 223);
color: hsl(189 70% 59%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.112 212.2);

#4CC8DF FAQ

What color is #4CC8DF?

#4CC8DF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4CC8DF?

#4CC8DF is rgb(76, 200, 223) in RGB, hsl(189, 70%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 10%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4CC8DF?

The complementary color of #4CC8DF is #DF634C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4CC8DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4CC8DF: 10.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4CC8DF a warm or cool color?

#4CC8DF is a cool color.