Information about #4A959E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4A959E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 149, 158) — 29% red, 58.4% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 4 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A959E presents itself as a moderately toned aqua cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wot Eva (#4495A4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Cerulean (#4A91A8) and Deep Seafoam (#55979C).

The recipe behind #4A959E is rgb(74, 149, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4A959E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #4A959E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4A959E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4A959E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4A959E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4A959E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#539097

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#5D8C91

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Grey

#808080

#4A959E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4A959E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#9C5249
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#499C7B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#9C4994
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#949C49
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#52499C
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#9C5249
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#949C49
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7B499C
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#9C5249
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#6A9C49
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Nearest named colors to #4A959E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

#4A959E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A959E
  • RGB74, 149, 158
  • CMYK33, 4, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(74, 149, 158)
  • HSL186°, 36%, 45%
  • HSL Precise186.429°, 36.207%, 45.49%
  • HSV186°, 53%, 62%
  • HSB186°, 53%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.584, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.584, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.584, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A959E
  • DECIMAL ID4887966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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