Colour

#46C1CE

#46C1CE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#46C1CE is a cyan with RGB values 70, 193, 206 and HSL 186°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#46C1CE#46C1CE

HEX#46C1CE

RGBrgb(70, 193, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7569, 0.8078

RGB percentages27.5%, 75.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(185.7, 58.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 66%, 80.8%)

CMYK66%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,637,134

CSS custom property--colour: #46C1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#B93E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B9CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EABCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4 Sky blue · ΔE 17 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3 Turquoise · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE5346

Analogous#46CE97, #467DCE

Triadic#CE46C1, #C1CE46

Split complementary#CE467D, #CE9746

Tetradic#9746CE, #CE5346, #7DCE46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7F7F9

Lighter +30%#BFEAEE

Lighter +20%#97DCE3

Lighter +10%#6ECFD9

Darker −10%#2FA5B2

Darker −20%#24808A

Darker −30%#1A5A61

Darker −40%#0F3539

More saturated +25%#29D9EB

Less saturated −25%#63A9B1

Channel breakdown

R70

G193

B206

Red70 (27.5%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue185.74°

Saturation (HSL)58.12%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G C1 · B CE

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Colour values

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