#4DB6AC · Cadet

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#4DB6AC is a medium, muted teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Sage. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 187°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #4DB6AC a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#4DB6AC
RGBrgb(77, 182, 172)
HSLhsl(174, 42%, 51%)
CMYK58, 0, 5, 29
CSS var--cadet
Contrast2.44:1 white · 8.6:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Sage #9CAF88Dusty Blue #8FA8BFPewter #8E9A9BCyan #00B7EB

How to use #4DB6AC

Black text passes WCAG AA on #4DB6AC (8.6:1); white text does not (2.44:1).

For a calm scheme pair #4DB6AC with its analogous neighbors #4EB778 and #4E8DB7; for contrast use its complement #B74E58 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--cadet: #4DB6AC;

Shades & tints

#0F2422#1F4945#2E6D67#3E928A#4DB6AC#71C5BD#94D3CD#B8E2DE#DBF0EE

Color harmonies for #4DB6AC

Complementary

#4DB6AC#B74E58

Analogous

#4DB6AC#4EB778#4E8DB7

Triadic

#4DB6AC#AC4EB7#B7AC4E

Split complementary

#4DB6AC#B74E8D#B7784E

Tetradic

#4DB6AC#784EB7#B74E58#8DB74E

Palettes with #4DB6AC