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#4BB1B1

#4bb1b1 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4bb1b1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 69.41% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 40.48% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.3611

Complementary

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #b14b4b

Split complementary

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #b14b7e
  3. #b17e4b

Analogous

  1. #4bb17e
  2. #4bb1b1
  3. #4b7eb1

Triadic

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #b14bb1
  3. #b1b14b

Tetradic

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #4b4bb1
  3. #b14b4b
  4. #b1b14b

Square

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #7e4bb1
  3. #b14b4b
  4. #7eb14b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4646
  2. #347b7b
  3. #4bb1b1
  4. #80c9c9
  5. #b5e0e0

Shades

#4bb1b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #449f9f
  3. #3c8e8e
  4. #357c7c
  5. #2d6a6a
  6. #265959
  7. #1e4747
  8. #173535
  9. #0f2323
  10. #081212
  11. #000000

Tints

#4bb1b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #5db9b9
  3. #6fc1c1
  4. #81c8c8
  5. #93d0d0
  6. #a5d8d8
  7. #b7e0e0
  8. #c9e8e8
  9. #dbefef
  10. #edf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4bb1b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4bb1b1
  2. #50acac
  3. #56a7a7
  4. #5ba2a2
  5. #609d9d
  6. #669999
  7. #6b9494
  8. #708f8f
  9. #758a8a
  10. #7b8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a9b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969db2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bacb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fa5b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fb4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4bb1b1 {
  color: #4bb1b1;
}
Background
.bg-4bb1b1 {
  background-color: #4bb1b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4bb1b1 {
  border: 2px solid #4bb1b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4bb1b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 177 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4bb1b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4bb1b1, #4b7eb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4bb1b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 177 177 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.21 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.25 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.40 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.62 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.59 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.04 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.55 #b44e4e Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#4bb1b1  rgb(75, 177, 177)  hsl(180, 40%, 49%)  Verdigris
#b14b4b  rgb(177, 75, 75)  hsl(0, 40%, 49%)  Redwood
#b14bb1  rgb(177, 75, 177)  hsl(300, 40%, 49%)  Purpureus
#b1b14b  rgb(177, 177, 75)  hsl(60, 40%, 49%)  Dark Khaki