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#46BBBF

#46bbbf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46bbbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.35% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 181.98°, with 48.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.406

Complementary

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #bf4a46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #bf467f
  3. #bf8746

Analogous

  1. #46bf87
  2. #46bbbf
  3. #467fbf

Triadic

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #bf46bb
  3. #bbbf46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #4a46bf
  3. #bf4a46
  4. #bbbf46

Square

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #8746bf
  3. #bf4a46
  4. #7fbf46

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4f50
  2. #2f8689
  3. #46bbbf
  4. #7fd0d3
  5. #b8e5e6

Shades

#46bbbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #3fa8ac
  3. #389699
  4. #318386
  5. #2a7073
  6. #235e60
  7. #1c4b4c
  8. #153839
  9. #0e2526
  10. #071313
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #59c2c5
  3. #6bc9cc
  4. #7ecfd2
  5. #90d6d9
  6. #a3dddf
  7. #b5e4e5
  8. #c8ebec
  9. #daf1f2
  10. #edf8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbbf
  2. #4cb5b9
  3. #52afb2
  4. #57a9ac
  5. #5da3a6
  6. #639ea0
  7. #699899
  8. #6f9293
  9. #748c8d
  10. #7a8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca5c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82aebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbbf {
  color: #46bbbf;
}
Background
.bg-46bbbf {
  background-color: #46bbbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbbf {
  border: 2px solid #46bbbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbbf, #467fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.15 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.51 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.37 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.90 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.47 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.11 #b94440 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46bbbf  rgb(70, 187, 191)  hsl(182, 49%, 51%)  Verdigris
#bf4a46  rgb(191, 74, 70)  hsl(2, 49%, 51%)  Persian Red
#bf46bb  rgb(191, 70, 187)  hsl(302, 49%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#bbbf46  rgb(187, 191, 70)  hsl(62, 49%, 51%)  Dark Khaki