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#46686C

#46686c ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#46686c is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 40.78% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.19% cyan, 3.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 186.32°, with 21.35% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 7.75.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #46686c
  2. #6c4a46

Split complementary

  1. #46686c
  2. #6c4655
  3. #6c5d46

Analogous

  1. #466c5d
  2. #46686c
  3. #46556c

Triadic

  1. #46686c
  2. #6c4668
  3. #686c46

Tetradic

  1. #46686c
  2. #4a466c
  3. #6c4a46
  4. #686c46

Square

  1. #46686c
  2. #5d466c
  3. #6c4a46
  4. #556c46

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f0f
  2. #283b3e
  3. #46686c
  4. #64959a
  5. #92b5b9

Shades

#46686c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46686c
  2. #3f5e61
  3. #385356
  4. #31494c
  5. #2a3e41
  6. #233436
  7. #1c2a2b
  8. #151f20
  9. #0e1516
  10. #070a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#46686c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46686c
  2. #59777b
  3. #6b8689
  4. #7e9598
  5. #90a4a7
  6. #a3b4b6
  7. #b5c3c4
  8. #c8d2d3
  9. #dae1e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46686c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46686c
  2. #4c6a6e
  3. #526d70
  4. #576f72
  5. #5d7274
  6. #637476
  7. #697678
  8. #6f797a
  9. #747b7c
  10. #7a7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63656c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c606c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #386b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59666c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54636c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e6a6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46686c {
  color: #46686c;
}
Background
.bg-46686c {
  background-color: #46686c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-46686c {
  border: 2px solid #46686c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46686c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 104 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 21% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46686c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46686c, #46556c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46686c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 104 108 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.75 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.96 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.97 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.97 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.61 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 12.23 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.25 #b99793 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#46686c  rgb(70, 104, 108)  hsl(186, 21%, 35%)  Teal Blue
#6c4a46  rgb(108, 74, 70)  hsl(6, 21%, 35%)  Liver
#6c4668  rgb(108, 70, 104)  hsl(306, 21%, 35%)  Eggplant
#686c46  rgb(104, 108, 70)  hsl(66, 21%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green