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#46BBB2

#46bbb2 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbb2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 175.38°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4006

Complementary

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #bb464f

Split complementary

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #bb468a
  3. #bb7746

Analogous

  1. #46bb77
  2. #46bbb2
  3. #468abb

Triadic

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #b246bb
  3. #bbb246

Tetradic

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #464fbb
  3. #bb464f
  4. #bbb246

Square

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #7746bb
  3. #bb464f
  4. #8abb46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4c48
  2. #31847e
  3. #46bbb2
  4. #7ed0c9
  5. #b6e4e1

Shades

#46bbb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #3fa8a0
  3. #38968e
  4. #31837d
  5. #2a706b
  6. #235e59
  7. #1c4b47
  8. #153835
  9. #0e2524
  10. #071312
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #59c2ba
  3. #6bc9c1
  4. #7ecfc9
  5. #90d6d1
  6. #a3ddd9
  7. #b5e4e0
  8. #c8ebe8
  9. #daf1f0
  10. #edf8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbb2
  2. #4cb5ad
  3. #52afa8
  4. #57a9a3
  5. #5da39e
  6. #639e99
  7. #699894
  8. #6f928f
  9. #748c8a
  10. #7a8685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b1b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa4b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b5b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85aeb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00beb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbb2 {
  color: #46bbb2;
}
Background
.bg-46bbb2 {
  background-color: #46bbb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbb2 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbb2, #468abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 178 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.65 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.22 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.71 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.94 #b9444d Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbb2  rgb(70, 187, 178)  hsl(175, 46%, 50%)  Verdigris
#bb464f  rgb(187, 70, 79)  hsl(355, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#b246bb  rgb(178, 70, 187)  hsl(295, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#bbb246  rgb(187, 178, 70)  hsl(55, 46%, 50%)  Vegas Gold