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#46BBBB

#46bbbb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4043

Complementary

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #bb4646

Split complementary

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #bb4680
  3. #bb8046

Analogous

  1. #46bb80
  2. #46bbbb
  3. #4680bb

Triadic

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #bb46bb
  3. #bbbb46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #4646bb
  3. #bb4646
  4. #bbbb46

Square

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #8046bb
  3. #bb4646
  4. #80bb46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4c4c
  2. #318484
  3. #46bbbb
  4. #7ed0d0
  5. #b6e4e4

Shades

#46bbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #3fa8a8
  3. #389696
  4. #318383
  5. #2a7070
  6. #235e5e
  7. #1c4b4b
  8. #153838
  9. #0e2525
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #59c2c2
  3. #6bc9c9
  4. #7ecfcf
  5. #90d6d6
  6. #a3dddd
  7. #b5e4e4
  8. #c8ebeb
  9. #daf1f1
  10. #edf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbbb
  2. #4cb5b5
  3. #52afaf
  4. #57a9a9
  5. #5da3a3
  6. #639e9e
  7. #699898
  8. #6f9292
  9. #748c8c
  10. #7a8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83aebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbbb {
  color: #46bbbb;
}
Background
.bg-46bbbb {
  background-color: #46bbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbbb {
  border: 2px solid #46bbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbbb, #4680bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.98 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.68 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.87 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.31 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.86 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.25 #b94444 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbbb  rgb(70, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 46%, 50%)  Verdigris
#bb4646  rgb(187, 70, 70)  hsl(0, 46%, 50%)  Persian Red
#bb46bb  rgb(187, 70, 187)  hsl(300, 46%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#bbbb46  rgb(187, 187, 70)  hsl(60, 46%, 50%)  Vegas Gold