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#46BBCB

#46bbcb ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.52% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 187.22°, with 56.12% saturation and 53.53% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.4115

Complementary

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #cb5646

Split complementary

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #cb4678
  3. #cb9946

Analogous

  1. #46cb99
  2. #46bbcb
  3. #4678cb

Triadic

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #cb46bb
  3. #bbcb46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #5646cb
  3. #cb5646
  4. #bbcb46

Square

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #9946cb
  3. #cb5646
  4. #78cb46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a565e
  2. #2b8c99
  3. #46bbcb
  4. #82d1dc
  5. #bde7ed

Shades

#46bbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #3fa8b7
  3. #3896a2
  4. #31838e
  5. #2a707a
  6. #235e66
  7. #1c4b51
  8. #15383d
  9. #0e2529
  10. #071314
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #59c2d0
  3. #6bc9d5
  4. #7ecfdb
  5. #90d6e0
  6. #a3dde5
  7. #b5e4ea
  8. #c8ebef
  9. #daf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbcb
  2. #4cb5c4
  3. #52afbc
  4. #57a9b5
  5. #5da3ad
  6. #639ea6
  7. #69989e
  8. #6f9297
  9. #748c8f
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fafcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbcb {
  color: #46bbcb;
}
Background
.bg-46bbcb {
  background-color: #46bbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbcb {
  border: 2px solid #46bbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbcb, #4678cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.66 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.16 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.26 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.73 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.56 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.96 #b94434 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#46bbcb  rgb(70, 187, 203)  hsl(187, 56%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#cb5646  rgb(203, 86, 70)  hsl(7, 56%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#cb46bb  rgb(203, 70, 187)  hsl(307, 56%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcb46  rgb(187, 203, 70)  hsl(67, 56%, 54%)  June Bud