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Recognised as Colour

#46AC89

  • #46AC89
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#46AC89 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 172, 137 and HSL 159°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#46AC89#46AC89
HEX#46AC89
RGBrgb(70, 172, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6745, 0.5373
RGB percentages27.5%, 67.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(159.4, 42.1%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 59.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 20.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,631,689
CSS custom property--colour: #46AC89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#B95376

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A187no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99968Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#02ADA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Sea green · ΔE 16.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC4669
Analogous#46AC56, #469CAC
Triadic#8946AC, #AC8946
Split complementary#AC469C, #AC5646
Tetradic#5646AC, #AC4669, #9CAC46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2ECE3
Lighter +30%#ADDECD
Lighter +20%#89CFB7
Lighter +10%#65C0A1
Darker −10%#37886C
Darker −20%#28644F
Darker −30%#1A3F32
Darker −40%#0B1B16
More saturated +25%#28CA92
Less saturated −25%#648E80

Channel breakdown

R70
G172
B137
Red70 (27.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue159.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G AC · B 89

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