What color is #4AB6F6?

#4AB6F6 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4AB6F6?

The RGB value is 74, 182, 246: 74 red, 182 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4AB6F6?

The complementary color is #F68A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4AB6F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4AB6F6 color

#4AB6F6 rgb(74, 182, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4AB6F6 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 71.4% green and 96.5% blue (74, 182, 246).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 91% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Lake (#44BBFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#4AB6F6 color codes

HEX	`#4AB6F6`
RGB	`rgb(74, 182, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 71.4%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 91%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 70%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 26%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.57, -10.77, -40.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.57, 42.1, 255.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.18, 41.562, 93.286)`
Decimal	`4896502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4AB6F6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4AB6F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#4AB6F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4AB6F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4ab6f6; }
.text { color: #4ab6f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4ab6f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 182 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4ab6f6, #4a60f6); }

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Questions

What color is #4AB6F6?: #4AB6F6 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4AB6F6?: The RGB value is 74, 182, 246: 74 red, 182 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4AB6F6?: The complementary color is #F68A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4AB6F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.