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#4B656D

#4b656d ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4b656d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.19% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 194.12°, with 18.48% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.31.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1191

Complementary

  1. #4b656d
  2. #6d534b

Split complementary

  1. #4b656d
  2. #6d4b54
  3. #6d644b

Analogous

  1. #4b6d64
  2. #4b656d
  3. #4b546d

Triadic

  1. #4b656d
  2. #6d4b65
  3. #656d4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b656d
  2. #534b6d
  3. #6d534b
  4. #656d4b

Square

  1. #4b656d
  2. #644b6d
  3. #6d534b
  4. #546d4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1112
  2. #2c3b40
  3. #4b656d
  4. #6b8e99
  5. #99b1b8

Shades

#4b656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b656d
  2. #445b62
  3. #3c5157
  4. #35474c
  5. #2d3d41
  6. #263337
  7. #1e282c
  8. #171e21
  9. #0f1416
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b656d
  2. #5d747c
  3. #6f848a
  4. #819399
  5. #93a3a7
  6. #a5b2b6
  7. #b7c1c5
  8. #c9d1d3
  9. #dbe0e2
  10. #edf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b656d
  2. #50686f
  3. #566a71
  4. #5b6d73
  5. #607075
  6. #667377
  7. #6b7578
  8. #70787a
  9. #757b7c
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60636d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a5f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #406867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #58646d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55616d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45676a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b656d {
  color: #4b656d;
}
Background
.bg-4b656d {
  background-color: #4b656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b656d {
  border: 2px solid #4b656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 18% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b656d, #4b546d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.31 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.81 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.81 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.00 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.41 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.83 #b49a92 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4b656d  rgb(75, 101, 109)  hsl(194, 18%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#6d534b  rgb(109, 83, 75)  hsl(14, 18%, 36%)  Liver
#6d4b65  rgb(109, 75, 101)  hsl(314, 18%, 36%)  Eggplant
#656d4b  rgb(101, 109, 75)  hsl(74, 18%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green