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#46BBCD

#46bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.85% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 188°, with 57.45% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.2.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4125

Complementary

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #cd5846

Split complementary

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #cd4677
  3. #cd9b46

Analogous

  1. #46cd9b
  2. #46bbcd
  3. #4677cd

Triadic

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #cd46bb
  3. #bbcd46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #5846cd
  3. #cd5846
  4. #bbcd46

Square

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #9b46cd
  3. #cd5846
  4. #77cd46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5760
  2. #2a8d9c
  3. #46bbcd
  4. #82d1dd
  5. #bee7ee

Shades

#46bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #3fa8b9
  3. #3896a4
  4. #318390
  5. #2a707b
  6. #235e67
  7. #1c4b52
  8. #15383e
  9. #0e2529
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #59c2d2
  3. #6bc9d7
  4. #7ecfdc
  5. #90d6e1
  6. #a3dde6
  7. #b5e4eb
  8. #c8ebf0
  9. #daf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbcd
  2. #4cb5c5
  3. #52afbe
  4. #57a9b6
  5. #5da3ae
  6. #639ea7
  7. #69989f
  8. #6f9297
  9. #748c8f
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fafcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbcd {
  color: #46bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-46bbcd {
  background-color: #46bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #46bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbcd, #4677cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.20 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.76 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.95 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.52 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.15 #b94432 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#46bbcd  rgb(70, 187, 205)  hsl(188, 57%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd5846  rgb(205, 88, 70)  hsl(8, 57%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#cd46bb  rgb(205, 70, 187)  hsl(308, 57%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd46  rgb(187, 205, 70)  hsl(68, 57%, 54%)  June Bud