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Recognised as Colour

#46ABAE

  • #46ABAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#46ABAE is a cyan with RGB values 70, 171, 174 and HSL 182°, 43%, 48%. 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

#46ABAE#46ABAE
HEX#46ABAE
RGBrgb(70, 171, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6706, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.5%, 67.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(181.7, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK59.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,470
CSS custom property--colour: #46ABAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#B95451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F97AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 10.4Dark cyan · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Teal · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE4946
Analogous#46AE7D, #4677AE
Triadic#AE46AB, #ABAE46
Split complementary#AE4677, #AE7D46
Tetradic#7D46AE, #AE4946, #77AE46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3ECED
Lighter +30%#AEDDDF
Lighter +20%#8ACED0
Lighter +10%#66BFC1
Darker −10%#37878A
Darker −20%#296465
Darker −30%#1A4041
Darker −40%#0B1C1D
More saturated +25%#28C8CD
Less saturated −25%#658E90

Channel breakdown

R70
G171
B174
Red70 (27.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue181.73°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AB · B AE

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