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#46B7B4

#46b7b4 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#46b7b4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 71.76% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.64% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 178.41°, with 44.66% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3846

Complementary

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #b74649

Split complementary

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #b74681
  3. #b77c46

Analogous

  1. #46b77c
  2. #46b7b4
  3. #4681b7

Triadic

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #b446b7
  3. #b7b446

Tetradic

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #4649b7
  3. #b74649
  4. #b7b446

Square

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #7c46b7
  3. #b74649
  4. #81b746

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4847
  2. #31807e
  3. #46b7b4
  4. #7ccdcb
  5. #b4e2e1

Shades

#46b7b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #3fa5a2
  3. #389290
  4. #31807e
  5. #2a6e6c
  6. #235c5a
  7. #1c4948
  8. #153736
  9. #0e2524
  10. #071212
  11. #000000

Tints

#46b7b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #59bebc
  3. #6bc5c3
  4. #7ecdcb
  5. #90d4d2
  6. #a3dbda
  7. #b5e2e1
  8. #c8e9e9
  9. #daf1f0
  10. #edf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46b7b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46b7b4
  2. #4cb2af
  3. #52acaa
  4. #57a7a4
  5. #5da19f
  6. #639c9a
  7. #699695
  8. #6f9190
  9. #748b8a
  10. #7a8685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aadac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaeb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba1b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb2b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81aab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46b7b4 {
  color: #46b7b4;
}
Background
.bg-46b7b4 {
  background-color: #46b7b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46b7b4 {
  border: 2px solid #46b7b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46b7b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 183 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46b7b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46b7b4, #4681b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46b7b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 183 180 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 1.40 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.72 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.33 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.56 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.55 #b9484b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#46b7b4  rgb(70, 183, 180)  hsl(178, 45%, 50%)  Verdigris
#b74649  rgb(183, 70, 73)  hsl(358, 45%, 50%)  Brick Red
#b446b7  rgb(180, 70, 183)  hsl(298, 45%, 50%)  Purpureus
#b7b446  rgb(183, 180, 70)  hsl(58, 45%, 50%)  Brass