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#46BBCC

#46bbcc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 187.61°, with 56.78% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.412

Complementary

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #cc5746

Split complementary

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #cc4678
  3. #cc9a46

Analogous

  1. #46cc9a
  2. #46bbcc
  3. #4678cc

Triadic

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #cc46bb
  3. #bbcc46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #5746cc
  3. #cc5746
  4. #bbcc46

Square

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #9a46cc
  3. #cc5746
  4. #78cc46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a565f
  2. #2b8d9b
  3. #46bbcc
  4. #82d1dd
  5. #bee7ed

Shades

#46bbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #3fa8b8
  3. #3896a3
  4. #31838f
  5. #2a707a
  6. #235e66
  7. #1c4b52
  8. #15383d
  9. #0e2529
  10. #071314
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #59c2d1
  3. #6bc9d6
  4. #7ecfdb
  5. #90d6e0
  6. #a3dde6
  7. #b5e4eb
  8. #c8ebf0
  9. #daf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbcc
  2. #4cb5c4
  3. #52afbd
  4. #57a9b5
  5. #5da3ae
  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 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fafcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbcc {
  color: #46bbcc;
}
Background
.bg-46bbcc {
  background-color: #46bbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbcc {
  border: 2px solid #46bbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbcc, #4678cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 204 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.93 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.60 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.74 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.85 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.88 #b94433 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#46bbcc  rgb(70, 187, 204)  hsl(188, 57%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc5746  rgb(204, 87, 70)  hsl(8, 57%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#cc46bb  rgb(204, 70, 187)  hsl(308, 57%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcc46  rgb(187, 204, 70)  hsl(68, 57%, 54%)  June Bud