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#46BBBC

#46bbbc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.77% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.51°, with 46.83% saturation and 50.59% 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 3.24.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4047

Complementary

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #bc4746

Split complementary

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #bc4680
  3. #bc8246

Analogous

  1. #46bc82
  2. #46bbbc
  3. #4680bc

Triadic

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #bc46bb
  3. #bbbc46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #4746bc
  3. #bc4746
  4. #bbbc46

Square

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #8246bc
  3. #bc4746
  4. #80bc46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4d4d
  2. #308585
  3. #46bbbc
  4. #7ed0d0
  5. #b6e4e5

Shades

#46bbbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #3fa8a9
  3. #389696
  4. #318384
  5. #2a7071
  6. #235e5e
  7. #1c4b4b
  8. #153838
  9. #0e2526
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #59c2c3
  3. #6bc9c9
  4. #7ecfd0
  5. #90d6d7
  6. #a3ddde
  7. #b5e4e4
  8. #c8ebeb
  9. #daf1f2
  10. #edf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbbc
  2. #4cb5b6
  3. #52afb0
  4. #57a9aa
  5. #5da3a4
  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 #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb2bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83aebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbbc {
  color: #46bbbc;
}
Background
.bg-46bbbc {
  background-color: #46bbbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbbc {
  border: 2px solid #46bbbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbbc, #4680bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.24 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.57 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.91 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.28 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.98 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.20 #b94443 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbbc  rgb(70, 187, 188)  hsl(181, 47%, 51%)  Verdigris
#bc4746  rgb(188, 71, 70)  hsl(1, 47%, 51%)  Persian Red
#bc46bb  rgb(188, 70, 187)  hsl(301, 47%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#bbbc46  rgb(187, 188, 70)  hsl(61, 47%, 51%)  Dark Khaki