CyanMid-toneMuted

Emerald Wave

#4EB4A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.49:1Fails

Black text

7.94:1AAA

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About Emerald Wave

Emerald Wave (#4EB4A8) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 78, 180, 168 and its HSL value is 173°, 40%, 51%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Emerald Wave, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#4EB4A8 · #B44E5A

Analogous

#4EB475 · #4EB4A8 · #4E8DB4

Triadic

#4EB4A8 · #A84EB4 · #B4A84E

Split complementary

#4EB4A8 · #B44E8D · #B4754E

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