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#46BBCE

#46bbce ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.02% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 188.38°, with 58.12% saturation and 54.12% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.48.

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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #46bbce
  2. #ce5946

Split complementary

  1. #46bbce
  2. #ce4677
  3. #ce9d46

Analogous

  1. #46ce9d
  2. #46bbce
  3. #4677ce

Triadic

  1. #46bbce
  2. #ce46bb
  3. #bbce46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbce
  2. #5946ce
  3. #ce5946
  4. #bbce46

Square

  1. #46bbce
  2. #9d46ce
  3. #ce5946
  4. #77ce46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5761
  2. #2a8e9e
  3. #46bbce
  4. #82d1de
  5. #bfe7ee

Shades

#46bbce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbce
  2. #3fa8b9
  3. #3896a5
  4. #318390
  5. #2a707c
  6. #235e67
  7. #1c4b52
  8. #15383e
  9. #0e2529
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbce
  2. #59c2d3
  3. #6bc9d8
  4. #7ecfdd
  5. #90d6e2
  6. #a3dde7
  7. #b5e4eb
  8. #c8ebf0
  9. #daf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbce
  2. #4cb5c6
  3. #52afbe
  4. #57a9b7
  5. #5da3af
  6. #639ea7
  7. #69989f
  8. #6f9297
  9. #748c90
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb4cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a6ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db7cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eafce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbce {
  color: #46bbce;
}
Background
.bg-46bbce {
  background-color: #46bbce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbce {
  border: 2px solid #46bbce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbce, #4677ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 206 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.48 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.31 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.78 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.32 #b94431 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#46bbce  rgb(70, 187, 206)  hsl(188, 58%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#ce5946  rgb(206, 89, 70)  hsl(8, 58%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#ce46bb  rgb(206, 70, 187)  hsl(308, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bbce46  rgb(187, 206, 70)  hsl(68, 58%, 54%)  June Bud