Colour

#46DBDB

#46DBDB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#46DBDB is a cyan with RGB values 70, 219, 219 and HSL 180°, 67%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#46DBDB#46DBDB

HEX#46DBDB

RGBrgb(70, 219, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.8588, 0.8588

RGB percentages27.5%, 85.9%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(180, 67.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68%, 85.9%)

CMYK68%, 0%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,643,803

CSS custom property--colour: #46DBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#B92424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.7 Turquoise · ΔE 9.6 Aqua · ΔE 15 Cyan · ΔE 15 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB4646

Analogous#46DB91, #4691DB

Triadic#DB46DB, #DBDB46

Split complementary#DB4691, #DB9146

Tetradic#9146DB, #DB4646, #91DB46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1FCFC

Lighter +30%#C6F4F4

Lighter +20%#9BECEC

Lighter +10%#71E3E3

Darker −10%#27C7C7

Darker −20%#1E9D9D

Darker −30%#167272

Darker −40%#0E4747

More saturated +25%#2AF7F7

Less saturated −25%#62BFBF

Channel breakdown

R70

G219

B219

Red70 (27.5%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)67.42%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 46 · G DB · B DB

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