Recognised as Colour
#46A28E
- #46A28E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#46A28E is a cyan with RGB values 70, 162, 142 and HSL 167°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#46A28E#46A28E
HEX#46A28E
RGBrgb(70, 162, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6353, 0.5569
RGB percentages27.5%, 63.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(167, 39.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 56.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK56.8%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,629,134
CSS custom property--colour: #46A28E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#B95D71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2465A
Analogous#46A260, #4688A2
Triadic#8E46A2, #A28E46
Split complementary#A24688, #A26046
Tetradic#6046A2, #A2465A, #88A246
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G162
B142
Red70 (27.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue166.96°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G A2 · B 8E
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