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Recognised as Colour

#46BDA1

  • #46BDA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#46BDA1 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 189, 161 and HSL 166°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#46BDA1#46BDA1
HEX#46BDA1
RGBrgb(70, 189, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7412, 0.6314
RGB percentages27.5%, 74.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(165.9, 47.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 63%, 74.1%)
CMYK63%, 0%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,636,065
CSS custom property--colour: #46BDA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#B9425E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B2A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A5A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.4Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Turquoise · ΔE 14.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4662
Analogous#46BD65, #469EBD
Triadic#A146BD, #BDA146
Split complementary#BD469E, #BD6546
Tetradic#6546BD, #BD4662, #9EBD46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF3ED
Lighter +30%#B7E5DA
Lighter +20%#91D8C7
Lighter +10%#6CCAB4
Darker −10%#379982
Darker −20%#297462
Darker −30%#1C4E42
Darker −40%#0E2922
More saturated +25%#27DCB2
Less saturated −25%#659E90

Channel breakdown

R70
G189
B161
Red70 (27.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G BD · B A1

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