Recognised as Colour
#46A2AC
- #46A2AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#46A2AC is a cyan with RGB values 70, 162, 172 and HSL 186°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#46A2AC#46A2AC
HEX#46A2AC
RGBrgb(70, 162, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6353, 0.6745
RGB percentages27.5%, 63.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(185.9, 42.1%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 59.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,629,164
CSS custom property--colour: #46A2AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#B95D53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC5046
Analogous#46AC83, #466FAC
Triadic#AC46A2, #A2AC46
Split complementary#AC466F, #AC8346
Tetradic#8346AC, #AC5046, #6FAC46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G162
B172
Red70 (27.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue185.88°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G A2 · B AC
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