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#4E8A82 closest to Highlands

#4E8A82 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 51.0% blue (rgb(78, 138, 130)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black. #4E8A82 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.28:1.

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Variations of #4E8A82

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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#4E8A82 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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#4E8A82 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8A82 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A7C83
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #858482
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #798582
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A7C83
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #708183
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #358C87
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #458B85
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #768280

#4E8A82 contrast checker

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3.98:1 Poor#4E8A82 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.28:1 Good#4E8A82 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8A82 in CSS

/* Highlands */
.color { color: #4E8A82; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A82; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8A82; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 138 130);
color: hsl(172 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.590 0.064 184.7);

#4E8A82 FAQ

What color is #4E8A82?

#4E8A82 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 #4E8A82?

#4E8A82 is rgb(78, 138, 130) in RGB, hsl(172, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 6%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A82?

The complementary color of #4E8A82 is #8A4E56, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8A82?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8A82: 5.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8A82 a warm or cool color?

#4E8A82 is a cool color.