Colour
#46AABA
- #46AABA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#46AABA is a cyan with RGB values 70, 170, 186 and HSL 188°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#46AABA#46AABA
HEX#46AABA
RGBrgb(70, 170, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6667, 0.7294
RGB percentages27.5%, 66.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(188.3, 45.7%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 62.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,226
CSS custom property--colour: #46AABA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B95545
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA5646
Analogous#46BA90, #4670BA
Triadic#BA46AA, #AABA46
Split complementary#BA4670, #BA9046
Tetradic#9046BA, #BA5646, #70BA46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G170
B186
Red70 (27.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue188.28°
Saturation (HSL)45.67%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AA · B BA
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