Recognised as Colour
#46AABD
- #46AABD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#46AABD is a cyan with RGB values 70, 170, 189 and HSL 190°, 47%, 51%. 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
#46AABD#46AABD
HEX#46AABD
RGBrgb(70, 170, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6667, 0.7412
RGB percentages27.5%, 66.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(189.6, 47.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 63%, 74.1%)
CMYK63%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,229
CSS custom property--colour: #46AABD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B95542
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD5946
Analogous#46BD95, #466EBD
Triadic#BD46AA, #AABD46
Split complementary#BD466E, #BD9546
Tetradic#9546BD, #BD5946, #6EBD46
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G170
B189
Red70 (27.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue189.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AA · B BD
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