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#246E5E

#246e5e ≈ Tropical Rain Forest

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#246e5e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 43.14% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.55% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 167.03°, with 50.68% saturation and 28.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755e), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #246e5e
  2. #6e2434

Split complementary

  1. #246e5e
  2. #6e2459
  3. #6e3924

Analogous

  1. #246e39
  2. #246e5e
  3. #24596e

Triadic

  1. #246e5e
  2. #5e246e
  3. #6e5e24

Tetradic

  1. #246e5e
  2. #24346e
  3. #6e2434
  4. #6e5e24

Square

  1. #246e5e
  2. #39246e
  3. #6e2434
  4. #596e24

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0d
  2. #11342d
  3. #246e5e
  4. #37a88f
  5. #60cbb4

Shades

#246e5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #246e5e
  2. #206355
  3. #1d584b
  4. #194d42
  5. #164238
  6. #12372f
  7. #0e2c26
  8. #0b211c
  9. #071613
  10. #040b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#246e5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #246e5e
  2. #3a7d6e
  3. #508b7e
  4. #669a8e
  5. #7ca89e
  6. #92b7af
  7. #a7c5bf
  8. #bdd4cf
  9. #d3e2df
  10. #e9f1ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#246e5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #246e5e
  2. #2d7061
  3. #367265
  4. #407368
  5. #49756c
  6. #52776f
  7. #5b7972
  8. #647b76
  9. #6e7c79
  10. #777e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a675d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5f5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #566a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e655f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #046f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-246e5e {
  color: #246e5e;
}
Background
.bg-246e5e {
  background-color: #246e5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-246e5e {
  border: 2px solid #246e5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #246e5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 110 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 51% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-246e5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #246e5e, #24596e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-246e5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 110 94 / 0.35);
}

#00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 3.78 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.10 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.25 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.82 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.66 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 10.17 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.34 #db91a1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Tropical Rain Forest
#246e5e  rgb(36, 110, 94)  hsl(167, 51%, 29%)  Tropical Rain Forest
#6e2434  rgb(110, 36, 52)  hsl(347, 51%, 29%)  Wine
#5e246e  rgb(94, 36, 110)  hsl(287, 51%, 29%)  Eminence
#6e5e24  rgb(110, 94, 36)  hsl(47, 51%, 29%)  Field Drab