Recognised as Colour
#46A7B1
- #46A7B1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#46A7B1 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 167, 177 and HSL 186°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#46A7B1#46A7B1
HEX#46A7B1
RGBrgb(70, 167, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6549, 0.6941
RGB percentages27.5%, 65.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(185.6, 43.3%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 60.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK60.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,630,449
CSS custom property--colour: #46A7B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#B9584E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B15046
Analogous#46B185, #4672B1
Triadic#B146A7, #A7B146
Split complementary#B14672, #B18546
Tetradic#8546B1, #B15046, #72B146
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G167
B177
Red70 (27.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue185.61°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G A7 · B B1
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