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#49AEAE

#49aeae ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#49aeae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 68.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 40.89% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.3474

Complementary

  1. #49aeae
  2. #ae4949

Split complementary

  1. #49aeae
  2. #ae497b
  3. #ae7b49

Analogous

  1. #49ae7b
  2. #49aeae
  3. #497bae

Triadic

  1. #49aeae
  2. #ae49ae
  3. #aeae49

Tetradic

  1. #49aeae
  2. #4949ae
  3. #ae4949
  4. #aeae49

Square

  1. #49aeae
  2. #7b49ae
  3. #ae4949
  4. #7bae49

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4242
  2. #327878
  3. #49aeae
  4. #7cc8c8
  5. #b2dede

Shades

#49aeae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49aeae
  2. #429d9d
  3. #3a8b8b
  4. #337a7a
  5. #2c6868
  6. #255757
  7. #1d4646
  8. #163434
  9. #0f2323
  10. #071111
  11. #000000

Tints

#49aeae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49aeae
  2. #5bb6b6
  3. #6dbebe
  4. #80c6c6
  5. #92cece
  6. #a4d7d7
  7. #b6dfdf
  8. #c8e7e7
  9. #dbefef
  10. #edf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49aeae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49aeae
  2. #4fa9a9
  3. #54a5a5
  4. #5aa0a0
  5. #5f9c9c
  6. #659797
  7. #6a9292
  8. #708e8e
  9. #758989
  10. #7b8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a5a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a6ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939aaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88a9ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca2ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1db1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49aeae {
  color: #49aeae;
}
Background
.bg-49aeae {
  background-color: #49aeae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49aeae {
  border: 2px solid #49aeae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49aeae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 174 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 41% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49aeae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49aeae, #497bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49aeae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 174 174 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.50 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.84 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.98 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.35 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.60 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.82 #b65151 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Verdigris
#49aeae  rgb(73, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 41%, 48%)  Verdigris
#ae4949  rgb(174, 73, 73)  hsl(0, 41%, 48%)  Redwood
#ae49ae  rgb(174, 73, 174)  hsl(300, 41%, 48%)  Purpureus
#aeae49  rgb(174, 174, 73)  hsl(60, 41%, 48%)  Brass