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Colour

#46C8CE

  • #46C8CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#46C8CE is a cyan with RGB values 70, 200, 206 and HSL 183°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#46C8CE#46C8CE
HEX#46C8CE
RGBrgb(70, 200, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.7843, 0.8078
RGB percentages27.5%, 78.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(182.6, 58.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 66%, 80.8%)
CMYK66%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,638,926
CSS custom property--colour: #46C8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#B93731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABFCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B0CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFC9no 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 text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.2Light seagreen · ΔE 11.9Turquoise · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE4C46
Analogous#46CE90, #4684CE
Triadic#CE46C8, #C8CE46
Split complementary#CE4684, #CE9046
Tetradic#9046CE, #CE4C46, #84CE46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F8F9
Lighter +30%#BFECEE
Lighter +20%#97E0E3
Lighter +10%#6ED4D9
Darker −10%#2FACB2
Darker −20%#24858A
Darker −30%#1A5E61
Darker −40%#0F3739
More saturated +25%#29E3EB
Less saturated −25%#63ADB1

Channel breakdown

R70
G200
B206
Red70 (27.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue182.65°
Saturation (HSL)58.12%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G C8 · B CE

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