4ECDCD

#4ECDCD closest to Petrichor

#4ECDCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Petrichor. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(78, 205, 205)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 56% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4ECDCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.94:1.

#4ECDCD color conversion

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Variations of #4ECDCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACB5CE
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C4CD
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC5CE
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACB5CE
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99BECE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D3CD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #27D0CD
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8C0C0

#4ECDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#4ECDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.94:1 Very good#4ECDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4ECDCD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 205 205);
color: hsl(180 56% 55%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.110 195.1);

#4ECDCD FAQ

What color is #4ECDCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #4ECDCD?

#4ECDCD is rgb(78, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 56%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4ECDCD?

The complementary color of #4ECDCD is #CD4E4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4ECDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #4ECDCD: 10.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4ECDCD a warm or cool color?

#4ECDCD is a cool color.