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#486972

#486972 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#486972 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.18% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.84% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 22.58% saturation and 36.47% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #486972
  2. #725148

Split complementary

  1. #486972
  2. #724854
  3. #726648

Analogous

  1. #487266
  2. #486972
  3. #485472

Triadic

  1. #486972
  2. #724869
  3. #697248

Tetradic

  1. #486972
  2. #514872
  3. #725148
  4. #697248

Square

  1. #486972
  2. #664872
  3. #725148
  4. #547248

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1314
  2. #2a3e43
  3. #486972
  4. #67939f
  5. #96b5bd

Shades

#486972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486972
  2. #415f67
  3. #3a545b
  4. #324a50
  5. #2b3f44
  6. #243539
  7. #1d2a2e
  8. #162022
  9. #0e1517
  10. #070b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#486972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486972
  2. #5a7880
  3. #6d878e
  4. #7f969c
  5. #91a5aa
  6. #a4b4b9
  7. #b6c3c7
  8. #c8d2d5
  9. #dae1e3
  10. #edf0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486972
  2. #4e6b73
  3. #536e75
  4. #597076
  5. #5e7278
  6. #647579
  7. #6a777a
  8. #6f797c
  9. #757b7d
  10. #7a7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a666a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636773 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6272 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #396c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #596872 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556572 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f6b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486972 {
  color: #486972;
}
Background
.bg-486972 {
  background-color: #486972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486972 {
  border: 2px solid #486972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 105 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 23% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486972, #485472);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 105 114 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.37 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.45 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.45 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.98 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.50 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.58 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.26 #b7968d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#486972  rgb(72, 105, 114)  hsl(193, 23%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#725148  rgb(114, 81, 72)  hsl(13, 23%, 36%)  Liver
#724869  rgb(114, 72, 105)  hsl(313, 23%, 36%)  Twilight Lavender
#697248  rgb(105, 114, 72)  hsl(73, 23%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green