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#4E656D

#4e656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e656d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 195.48°, with 16.58% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.88.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #4e656d
  2. #6d564e

Split complementary

  1. #4e656d
  2. #6d4e56
  3. #6d664e

Analogous

  1. #4e6d66
  2. #4e656d
  3. #4e566d

Triadic

  1. #4e656d
  2. #6d4e65
  3. #656d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e656d
  2. #564e6d
  3. #6d564e
  4. #656d4e

Square

  1. #4e656d
  2. #664e6d
  3. #6d564e
  4. #566d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1214
  2. #2e3c40
  3. #4e656d
  4. #6f8e98
  5. #9cb1b8

Shades

#4e656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e656d
  2. #465b62
  3. #3e5157
  4. #37474c
  5. #2f3d41
  6. #273337
  7. #1f282c
  8. #171e21
  9. #101416
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e656d
  2. #60747c
  3. #71848a
  4. #839399
  5. #95a3a7
  6. #a7b2b6
  7. #b8c1c5
  8. #cad1d3
  9. #dce0e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e656d
  2. #53686f
  3. #586a71
  4. #5d6d73
  5. #627075
  6. #677377
  7. #6c7578
  8. #71787a
  9. #767b7c
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60646d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b606d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #446867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59646d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56626d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e656d {
  color: #4e656d;
}
Background
.bg-4e656d {
  background-color: #4e656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e656d {
  border: 2px solid #4e656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e656d, #4e566d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.88 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.99 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.99 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.08 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.13 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.36 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.36 #b19a92 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4e656d  rgb(78, 101, 109)  hsl(195, 17%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#6d564e  rgb(109, 86, 78)  hsl(15, 17%, 37%)  Umber
#6d4e65  rgb(109, 78, 101)  hsl(315, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#656d4e  rgb(101, 109, 78)  hsl(75, 17%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green