Recognised as Colour
#46E9E5
- #46E9E5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#46E9E5 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 233, 229 and HSL 179°, 79%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#46E9E5#46E9E5
HEX#46E9E5
RGBrgb(70, 233, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.9137, 0.898
RGB percentages27.5%, 91.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(178.5, 78.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 70%, 91.4%)
CMYK70%, 0%, 1.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,647,397
CSS custom property--colour: #46E9E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#B9161A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E9464A
Analogous#46E994, #469BE9
Triadic#E546E9, #E9E546
Split complementary#E9469B, #E99346
Tetradic#9446E9, #E9464A, #9CE946
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G233
B229
Red70 (27.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue178.53°
Saturation (HSL)78.74%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 46 · G E9 · B E5
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