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#4A656D

#4a656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4a656d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.11% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 193.71°, with 19.13% saturation and 35.88% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.15.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #4a656d
  2. #6d524a

Split complementary

  1. #4a656d
  2. #6d4a53
  3. #6d634a

Analogous

  1. #4a6d63
  2. #4a656d
  3. #4a536d

Triadic

  1. #4a656d
  2. #6d4a65
  3. #656d4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a656d
  2. #524a6d
  3. #6d524a
  4. #656d4a

Square

  1. #4a656d
  2. #634a6d
  3. #6d524a
  4. #536d4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1112
  2. #2b3b3f
  3. #4a656d
  4. #6a8f9a
  5. #97b1b9

Shades

#4a656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a656d
  2. #435b62
  3. #3b5157
  4. #34474c
  5. #2c3d41
  6. #253337
  7. #1e282c
  8. #161e21
  9. #0f1416
  10. #070a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a656d
  2. #5c747c
  3. #6e848a
  4. #809399
  5. #92a3a7
  6. #a5b2b6
  7. #b7c1c5
  8. #c9d1d3
  9. #dbe0e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a656d
  2. #4f686f
  3. #556a71
  4. #5a6d73
  5. #607075
  6. #657377
  7. #6a7578
  8. #70787a
  9. #757b7c
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60636d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a5f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e6867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #58646d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54616d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a656d {
  color: #4a656d;
}
Background
.bg-4a656d {
  background-color: #4a656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a656d {
  border: 2px solid #4a656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 19% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a656d, #4a536d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.15 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.65 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.65 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.00 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.51 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.11 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.11 #b59a92 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4a656d  rgb(74, 101, 109)  hsl(194, 19%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#6d524a  rgb(109, 82, 74)  hsl(14, 19%, 36%)  Liver
#6d4a65  rgb(109, 74, 101)  hsl(314, 19%, 36%)  Eggplant
#656d4a  rgb(101, 109, 74)  hsl(74, 19%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green