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#46BB99

#46bb99 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#46bb99 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 162.56°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3914

Complementary

  1. #46bb99
  2. #bb4668

Split complementary

  1. #46bb99
  2. #bb46a3
  3. #bb5e46

Analogous

  1. #46bb5e
  2. #46bb99
  3. #46a3bb

Triadic

  1. #46bb99
  2. #9946bb
  3. #bb9946

Tetradic

  1. #46bb99
  2. #4668bb
  3. #bb4668
  4. #bb9946

Square

  1. #46bb99
  2. #5e46bb
  3. #bb4668
  4. #a3bb46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4c3e
  2. #31846c
  3. #46bb99
  4. #7ed0b8
  5. #b6e4d7

Shades

#46bb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bb99
  2. #3fa88a
  3. #38967a
  4. #31836b
  5. #2a705c
  6. #235e4d
  7. #1c4b3d
  8. #15382e
  9. #0e251f
  10. #07130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bb99
  2. #59c2a3
  3. #6bc9ad
  4. #7ecfb8
  5. #90d6c2
  6. #a3ddcc
  7. #b5e4d6
  8. #c8ebe0
  9. #daf1eb
  10. #edf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bb99
  2. #4cb597
  3. #52af94
  4. #57a992
  5. #5da38f
  6. #639e8d
  7. #69988a
  8. #6f9288
  9. #748c85
  10. #7a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a39b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ad9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fbca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bb99 {
  color: #46bb99;
}
Background
.bg-46bb99 {
  background-color: #46bb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bb99 {
  border: 2px solid #46bb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bb99, #46a3bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 153 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.42 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.01 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.27 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.85 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.00 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.57 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.15 #b94466 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Mint
#46bb99  rgb(70, 187, 153)  hsl(163, 46%, 50%)  Mint
#bb4668  rgb(187, 70, 104)  hsl(343, 46%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#9946bb  rgb(153, 70, 187)  hsl(283, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#bb9946  rgb(187, 153, 70)  hsl(43, 46%, 50%)  Brass