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Colour

#46E5B2

  • #46E5B2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#46E5B2 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 229, 178 and HSL 161°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#46E5B2#46E5B2
HEX#46E5B2
RGBrgb(70, 229, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.898, 0.698
RGB percentages27.5%, 89.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(160.8, 75.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.8, 69.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK69.4%, 0%, 22.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,646,322
CSS custom property--colour: #46E5B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.11:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#B91A4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0D5AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC6B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 12.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.8Light green · ΔE 25.1Medium spring green · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E54679
Analogous#46E563, #46C8E5
Triadic#B246E5, #E5B246
Split complementary#E546C8, #E56346
Tetradic#6346E5, #E54679, #C8E546

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEFC
Lighter +30%#CCF8EA
Lighter +20%#9FF2D7
Lighter +10%#73EBC5
Darker −10%#1FD99D
Darker −20%#18AD7D
Darker −30%#12805D
Darker −40%#0C533C
More saturated +25%#2CFFBB
Less saturated −25%#60CBA9

Channel breakdown

R70
G229
B178
Red70 (27.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue160.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G E5 · B B2

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