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Recognised as Colour

#46AFBE

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

#46AFBE is a cyan with RGB values 70, 175, 190 and HSL 188°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#46AFBE#46AFBE
HEX#46AFBE
RGBrgb(70, 175, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6863, 0.7451
RGB percentages27.5%, 68.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(187.5, 48%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 63.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK63.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,632,510
CSS custom property--colour: #46AFBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#B95041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9BBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE5546
Analogous#46BE91, #4673BE
Triadic#BE46AF, #AFBE46
Split complementary#BE4673, #BE9146
Tetradic#9146BE, #BE5546, #73BE46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF0F3
Lighter +30%#B7E0E6
Lighter +20%#91D0D9
Lighter +10%#6CBFCB
Darker −10%#368E9B
Darker −20%#296B75
Darker −30%#1C494F
Darker −40%#0F2629
More saturated +25%#27C6DD
Less saturated −25%#65989F

Channel breakdown

R70
G175
B190
Red70 (27.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)48%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G AF · B BE

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