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#4F656D

#4f656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4f656d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.52% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 196°, with 15.96% saturation and 36.86% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 9.09.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #4f656d
  2. #6d574f

Split complementary

  1. #4f656d
  2. #6d4f56
  3. #6d664f

Analogous

  1. #4f6d66
  2. #4f656d
  3. #4f566d

Triadic

  1. #4f656d
  2. #6d4f65
  3. #656d4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f656d
  2. #574f6d
  3. #6d574f
  4. #656d4f

Square

  1. #4f656d
  2. #664f6d
  3. #6d574f
  4. #566d4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1314
  2. #2f3c41
  3. #4f656d
  4. #718d98
  5. #9db1b8

Shades

#4f656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f656d
  2. #475b62
  3. #3f5157
  4. #37474c
  5. #2f3d41
  6. #283337
  7. #20282c
  8. #181e21
  9. #101416
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f656d
  2. #61747c
  3. #72848a
  4. #849399
  5. #95a3a7
  6. #a7b2b6
  7. #b9c1c5
  8. #cad1d3
  9. #dce0e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f656d
  2. #54686f
  3. #596a71
  4. #5e6d73
  5. #637075
  6. #687377
  7. #6c7578
  8. #71787a
  9. #767b7c
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60646d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c606d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #466867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a646d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #57626d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f656d {
  color: #4f656d;
}
Background
.bg-4f656d {
  background-color: #4f656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f656d {
  border: 2px solid #4f656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 16% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f656d, #4f566d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.09 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.69 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.69 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.06 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.13 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.30 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.57 #b09a92 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4f656d  rgb(79, 101, 109)  hsl(196, 16%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#6d574f  rgb(109, 87, 79)  hsl(16, 16%, 37%)  Umber
#6d4f65  rgb(109, 79, 101)  hsl(316, 16%, 37%)  Eggplant
#656d4f  rgb(101, 109, 79)  hsl(76, 16%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green