Recognised as Colour

#46ACB2

#46ACB2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#46ACB2 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 172, 178 and HSL 183°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#46ACB2#46ACB2

HEX#46ACB2

RGBrgb(70, 172, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6745, 0.698

RGB percentages27.5%, 67.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(183.3, 43.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 60.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK60.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,631,730

CSS custom property--colour: #46ACB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#B9534D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A5B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F98B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00B2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Teal · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B24C46

Analogous#46B282, #4676B2

Triadic#B246AC, #ACB246

Split complementary#B24676, #B28246

Tetradic#8246B2, #B24C46, #76B246

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5EDEF

Lighter +30%#B1DEE0

Lighter +20%#8CCED2

Lighter +10%#68BEC3

Darker −10%#38898D

Darker −20%#296569

Darker −30%#1B4244

Darker −40%#0C1F20

More saturated +25%#27C8D1

Less saturated −25%#659093

Channel breakdown

R70

G172

B178

Red70 (27.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue183.33°

Saturation (HSL)43.55%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G AC · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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