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Recognised as Colour

#46997C

  • #46997C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#46997C is a cyan with RGB values 70, 153, 124 and HSL 159°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#46997C#46997C
HEX#46997C
RGBrgb(70, 153, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6, 0.4863
RGB percentages27.5%, 60%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(159, 37.2%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159, 54.2%, 60%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 19%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,626,812
CSS custom property--colour: #46997C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#B96683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96907Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89877Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#239A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 15.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 17.6Teal · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#994663
Analogous#469953, #468C99
Triadic#7C4699, #997C46
Split complementary#99468C, #995346
Tetradic#534699, #994663, #8C9946

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E5DA
Lighter +30%#A3D5C4
Lighter +20%#80C5AD
Lighter +10%#5DB596
Darker −10%#367660
Darker −20%#265343
Darker −30%#163027
Darker −40%#060D0B
More saturated +25%#2AB584
Less saturated −25%#627D74

Channel breakdown

R70
G153
B124
Red70 (27.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue159.04°
Saturation (HSL)37.22%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G 99 · B 7C

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