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#48656D

#48656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#48656d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.94% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 192.97°, with 20.44% saturation and 35.49% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 7.85.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #48656d
  2. #6d5048

Split complementary

  1. #48656d
  2. #6d4853
  3. #6d6248

Analogous

  1. #486d62
  2. #48656d
  3. #48536d

Triadic

  1. #48656d
  2. #6d4865
  3. #656d48

Tetradic

  1. #48656d
  2. #50486d
  3. #6d5048
  4. #656d48

Square

  1. #48656d
  2. #62486d
  3. #6d5048
  4. #536d48

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1011
  2. #2a3a3f
  3. #48656d
  4. #678f9b
  5. #95b1b9

Shades

#48656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48656d
  2. #415b62
  3. #3a5157
  4. #32474c
  5. #2b3d41
  6. #243337
  7. #1d282c
  8. #161e21
  9. #0e1416
  10. #070a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#48656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48656d
  2. #5a747c
  3. #6d848a
  4. #7f9399
  5. #91a3a7
  6. #a4b2b6
  7. #b6c1c5
  8. #c8d1d3
  9. #dae0e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48656d
  2. #4e686f
  3. #536a71
  4. #596d73
  5. #5e7075
  6. #647377
  7. #6a7578
  8. #6f787a
  9. #757b7c
  10. #7a7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f636d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595e6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b6867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57646d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53616d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48656d {
  color: #48656d;
}
Background
.bg-48656d {
  background-color: #48656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48656d {
  border: 2px solid #48656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 20% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48656d, #48536d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.85 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.36 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.36 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.02 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.73 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.62 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.63 #b79a92 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#48656d  rgb(72, 101, 109)  hsl(193, 20%, 35%)  Teal Blue
#6d5048  rgb(109, 80, 72)  hsl(13, 20%, 35%)  Liver
#6d4865  rgb(109, 72, 101)  hsl(313, 20%, 35%)  Eggplant
#656d48  rgb(101, 109, 72)  hsl(73, 20%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green