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#4E8A78 closest to Highlands

#4E8A78 is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Highlands. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (rgb(78, 138, 120)). Its HSL value is 162° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black. #4E8A78 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.23:1.

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Variations of #4E8A78

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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#4E8A78 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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#4E8A78 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8A78 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7D7C79
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878377
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A8478
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D7C79
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #728179
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3A8B85
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #468A7E
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #75827D

#4E8A78 contrast checker

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#4E8A78 in CSS

/* Highlands */
.color { color: #4E8A78; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A78; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8A78; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 138 120);
color: hsl(162 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.587 0.069 172.5);

#4E8A78 FAQ

What color is #4E8A78?

#4E8A78 is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Highlands. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A78?

#4E8A78 is rgb(78, 138, 120) in RGB, hsl(162, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A78?

The complementary color of #4E8A78 is #8A4E60, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8A78?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8A78: 5.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8A78 a warm or cool color?

#4E8A78 is a cool color.