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#46BBBD

#46bbbd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.96% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 181.01°, with 47.41% saturation and 50.78% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4052

Complementary

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #bd4846

Split complementary

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #bd467f
  3. #bd8346

Analogous

  1. #46bd83
  2. #46bbbd
  3. #467fbd

Triadic

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #bd46bb
  3. #bbbd46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #4846bd
  3. #bd4846
  4. #bbbd46

Square

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #8346bd
  3. #bd4846
  4. #7fbd46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4d4e
  2. #308586
  3. #46bbbd
  4. #7ed0d1
  5. #b7e4e5

Shades

#46bbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #3fa8aa
  3. #389697
  4. #318384
  5. #2a7071
  6. #235e5f
  7. #1c4b4c
  8. #153839
  9. #0e2526
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #59c2c4
  3. #6bc9ca
  4. #7ecfd1
  5. #90d6d7
  6. #a3ddde
  7. #b5e4e5
  8. #c8ebeb
  9. #daf1f2
  10. #edf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbbd
  2. #4cb5b7
  3. #52afb1
  4. #57a9ab
  5. #5da3a5
  6. #639e9f
  7. #699898
  8. #6f9292
  9. #748c8c
  10. #7a8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb3bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b6bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82aebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbbd {
  color: #46bbbd;
}
Background
.bg-46bbbd {
  background-color: #46bbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbbd {
  border: 2px solid #46bbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbbd, #467fbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.53 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.87 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.99 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.27 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.28 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.13 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.16 #b94442 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbbd  rgb(70, 187, 189)  hsl(181, 47%, 51%)  Verdigris
#bd4846  rgb(189, 72, 70)  hsl(1, 47%, 51%)  Persian Red
#bd46bb  rgb(189, 70, 187)  hsl(301, 47%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#bbbd46  rgb(187, 189, 70)  hsl(61, 47%, 51%)  Dark Khaki