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#4E8A9E closest to Underwater Moonlight

#4E8A9E is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Underwater Moonlight. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 54.1% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(78, 138, 158)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 34% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #4E8A9E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #4E8A9E

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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#4E8A9E 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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#4E8A9E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8A9E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #727E9E
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E879F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73879F
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #727E9E
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A829E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #219190
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #418D98
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #77848A

#4E8A9E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.85:1 Poor#4E8A9E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#4E8A9E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8A9E in CSS

/* Underwater Moonlight */
.color { color: #4E8A9E; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A9E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8A9E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 138 158);
color: hsl(195 34% 46%);
color: oklch(0.601 0.069 221.7);

#4E8A9E FAQ

What color is #4E8A9E?

#4E8A9E is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8A9E?

#4E8A9E is rgb(78, 138, 158) in RGB, hsl(195, 34%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 13%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8A9E?

The complementary color of #4E8A9E is #9E624E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8A9E?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8A9E: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8A9E a warm or cool color?

#4E8A9E is a cool color.