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Recognised as Colour

#46D8D6

  • #46D8D6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#46D8D6 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 216, 214 and HSL 179°, 65%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#46D8D6#46D8D6
HEX#46D8D6
RGBrgb(70, 216, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.8471, 0.8392
RGB percentages27.5%, 84.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(179.2, 65.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 67.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK67.6%, 0%, 0.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,643,030
CSS custom property--colour: #46D8D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#B92729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCDD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BDD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DED7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 3.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.4Turquoise · ΔE 8.9Light seagreen · ΔE 14Aqua · ΔE 16Cyan · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D84648
Analogous#46D88D, #4691D8
Triadic#D646D8, #D8D646
Split complementary#D84691, #D88D46
Tetradic#8D46D8, #D84648, #91D846

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFCFB
Lighter +30%#C4F3F2
Lighter +20%#9AEAE9
Lighter +10%#70E1DF
Darker −10%#29C2C0
Darker −20%#209896
Darker −30%#176E6D
Darker −40%#0E4443
More saturated +25%#2AF4F1
Less saturated −25%#62BCBB

Channel breakdown

R70
G216
B214
Red70 (27.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue179.18°
Saturation (HSL)65.18%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G D8 · B D6

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