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#406E6A

#406e6a ≈ Myrtle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#406e6a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 43.14% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 174.78°, with 26.44% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #406e6a
  2. #6e4044

Split complementary

  1. #406e6a
  2. #6e405b
  3. #6e5340

Analogous

  1. #406e53
  2. #406e6a
  3. #405b6e

Triadic

  1. #406e6a
  2. #6a406e
  3. #6e6a40

Tetradic

  1. #406e6a
  2. #40446e
  3. #6e4044
  4. #6e6a40

Square

  1. #406e6a
  2. #53406e
  3. #6e4044
  4. #5b6e40

Monochromatic

  1. #080d0d
  2. #243e3b
  3. #406e6a
  4. #5c9e99
  5. #8bbcb7

Shades

#406e6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406e6a
  2. #3a635f
  3. #335855
  4. #2d4d4a
  5. #264240
  6. #203735
  7. #1a2c2a
  8. #132120
  9. #0d1615
  10. #060b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#406e6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406e6a
  2. #537d79
  3. #668b88
  4. #799a97
  5. #8ca8a6
  6. #a0b7b5
  7. #b3c5c3
  8. #c6d4d2
  9. #d9e2e1
  10. #ecf1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406e6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406e6a
  2. #46706c
  3. #4d726e
  4. #537371
  5. #5a7573
  6. #607775
  7. #667977
  8. #6d7b79
  9. #737c7c
  10. #7a7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596968 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696a6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #61636b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d706d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6b6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #56686a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #366f6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406e6a {
  color: #406e6a;
}
Background
.bg-406e6a {
  background-color: #406e6a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-406e6a {
  border: 2px solid #406e6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406e6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 110 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 26% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406e6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406e6a, #405b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406e6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 110 106 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.76 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.63 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.55 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.67 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.87 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.95 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.44 #bf9195 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#406e6a  rgb(64, 110, 106)  hsl(175, 26%, 34%)  Myrtle Green
#6e4044  rgb(110, 64, 68)  hsl(355, 26%, 34%)  Tuscan Red
#6a406e  rgb(106, 64, 110)  hsl(295, 26%, 34%)  Byzantium
#6e6a40  rgb(110, 106, 64)  hsl(55, 26%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green