Information about #4E8990 color

#4E8990 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4E8990 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(78, 137, 144) — 30.6% red, 53.7% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 3 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4E8990 reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Patriot (#4F9292). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Baked (#558F93) and Hippie Blue (#49889A).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 137, 144) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4E8990 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. No one has named #4E8990 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E8990 color variations

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

#4E8990 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4E8990

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

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E8990
  • RGB78, 137, 144
  • CMYK26, 3, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(78, 137, 144)
  • HSL186°, 30%, 44%
  • HSL Precise186.364°, 29.73%, 43.529%
  • HSV186°, 46%, 56%
  • HSB186°, 46%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.537, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.537, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.537, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4E8990
  • DECIMAL ID5147024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01