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#486B63

#486b63 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#486b63 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.48% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 166.29°, with 19.55% saturation and 35.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 7.09.

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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #486b63
  2. #6b4850

Split complementary

  1. #486b63
  2. #6b4862
  3. #6b5248

Analogous

  1. #486b52
  2. #486b63
  3. #48626b

Triadic

  1. #486b63
  2. #63486b
  3. #6b6348

Tetradic

  1. #486b63
  2. #48506b
  3. #6b4850
  4. #6b6348

Square

  1. #486b63
  2. #52486b
  3. #6b4850
  4. #626b48

Monochromatic

  1. #0a100e
  2. #293d39
  3. #486b63
  4. #67998d
  5. #95b7af

Shades

#486b63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486b63
  2. #416059
  3. #3a564f
  4. #324b45
  5. #2b403b
  6. #243632
  7. #1d2b28
  8. #16201e
  9. #0e1514
  10. #070b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#486b63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486b63
  2. #5a7a73
  3. #6d8982
  4. #7f9792
  5. #91a6a1
  6. #a4b5b1
  7. #b6c4c1
  8. #c8d3d0
  9. #dae1e0
  10. #edf0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486b63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486b63
  2. #4e6d66
  3. #536f69
  4. #59716c
  5. #5e736f
  6. #647672
  7. #6a7874
  8. #6f7a77
  9. #757c7a
  10. #7a7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6764 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686763 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626264 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e6c69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6963 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596663 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486b63 {
  color: #486b63;
}
Background
.bg-486b63 {
  background-color: #486b63;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486b63 {
  border: 2px solid #486b63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486b63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 20% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486b63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486b63, #48626b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486b63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 99 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.09 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.11 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.48 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.21 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.27 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.33 #b7949c Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#486b63  rgb(72, 107, 99)  hsl(166, 20%, 35%)  Myrtle Green
#6b4850  rgb(107, 72, 80)  hsl(346, 20%, 35%)  Eggplant
#63486b  rgb(99, 72, 107)  hsl(286, 20%, 35%)  Eggplant
#6b6348  rgb(107, 99, 72)  hsl(46, 20%, 35%)  Raw Umber