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#4E686E

#4e686e ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e686e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 40.78% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 17.02% saturation and 36.86% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1265

Complementary

  1. #4e686e
  2. #6e544e

Split complementary

  1. #4e686e
  2. #6e4e58
  3. #6e644e

Analogous

  1. #4e6e64
  2. #4e686e
  3. #4e586e

Triadic

  1. #4e686e
  2. #6e4e68
  3. #686e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e686e
  2. #544e6e
  3. #6e544e
  4. #686e4e

Square

  1. #4e686e
  2. #644e6e
  3. #6e544e
  4. #586e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1314
  2. #2e3e41
  3. #4e686e
  4. #6f9199
  5. #9cb3b9

Shades

#4e686e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e686e
  2. #465e63
  3. #3e5358
  4. #37494d
  5. #2f3e42
  6. #273437
  7. #1f2a2c
  8. #171f21
  9. #101516
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e686e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e686e
  2. #60777d
  3. #71868b
  4. #83959a
  5. #95a4a8
  6. #a7b4b7
  7. #b8c3c5
  8. #cad2d4
  9. #dce1e2
  10. #edf0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e686e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e686e
  2. #536a70
  3. #586d72
  4. #5d6f73
  5. #627275
  6. #677477
  7. #6c7679
  8. #71797b
  9. #767b7c
  10. #7b7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63666e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e626e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #446b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b676e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58646e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #486a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e686e {
  color: #4e686e;
}
Background
.bg-4e686e {
  background-color: #4e686e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e686e {
  border: 2px solid #4e686e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e686e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 104 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 17% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e686e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e686e, #4e586e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e686e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 104 110 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.06 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.40 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.21 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.21 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.63 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.63 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.26 #b19791 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#4e686e  rgb(78, 104, 110)  hsl(191, 17%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#6e544e  rgb(110, 84, 78)  hsl(11, 17%, 37%)  Liver
#6e4e68  rgb(110, 78, 104)  hsl(311, 17%, 37%)  Eggplant
#686e4e  rgb(104, 110, 78)  hsl(71, 17%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green