Recognised as Colour
#46878E
- #46878E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#46878E is a cyan with RGB values 70, 135, 142 and HSL 186°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#46878E#46878E
HEX#46878E
RGBrgb(70, 135, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.5294, 0.5569
RGB percentages27.5%, 52.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(185.8, 34%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 50.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK50.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,622,222
CSS custom property--colour: #46878E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#B97871
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E4D46
Analogous#468E71, #46638E
Triadic#8E4687, #878E46
Split complementary#8E4663, #8E7146
Tetradic#71468E, #8E4D46, #638E46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G135
B142
Red70 (27.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue185.83°
Saturation (HSL)33.96%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 87 · B 8E
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