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#46BBBE

#46bbbe ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.16% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 181.5°, with 48% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4056

Complementary

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #be4946

Split complementary

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #be467f
  3. #be8546

Analogous

  1. #46be85
  2. #46bbbe
  3. #467fbe

Triadic

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #be46bb
  3. #bbbe46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #4946be
  3. #be4946
  4. #bbbe46

Square

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #8546be
  3. #be4946
  4. #7fbe46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4e4f
  2. #308688
  3. #46bbbe
  4. #7fd0d2
  5. #b7e5e6

Shades

#46bbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #3fa8ab
  3. #389698
  4. #318385
  5. #2a7072
  6. #235e5f
  7. #1c4b4c
  8. #153839
  9. #0e2526
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #59c2c5
  3. #6bc9cb
  4. #7ecfd2
  5. #90d6d8
  6. #a3dddf
  7. #b5e4e5
  8. #c8ebec
  9. #daf1f2
  10. #edf8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbbe
  2. #4cb5b8
  3. #52afb2
  4. #57a9ab
  5. #5da3a5
  6. #639e9f
  7. #699899
  8. #6f9293
  9. #748c8c
  10. #7a8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb3be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca5bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b6be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82aebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbbe {
  color: #46bbbe;
}
Background
.bg-46bbbe {
  background-color: #46bbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbbe {
  border: 2px solid #46bbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbbe, #467fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.18 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.10 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.13 #b94441 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbbe  rgb(70, 187, 190)  hsl(182, 48%, 51%)  Verdigris
#be4946  rgb(190, 73, 70)  hsl(2, 48%, 51%)  Persian Red
#be46bb  rgb(190, 70, 187)  hsl(302, 48%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#bbbe46  rgb(187, 190, 70)  hsl(62, 48%, 51%)  Dark Khaki