All About Color #46A09D

#46A09D

About #46A09D

#46A09D is a medium cyan color with the hex code #46A09D. In RGB it is red 70, green 160, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 178°, saturation 39%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 56%, 0%, 2%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 3.10:1 on white and 6.78:1 on black.

#46A09D Color Conversion

Hex triplet46, A0, 9D
CMYK56.25%, 0.00%, 1.87%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal70, 160, 157
HSL178°, 39%, 45%
RGB Octal106, 240, 235
HSV (HSB)178.00°, 56.25%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1000110, 10100000, 10011101
CIE-L*AB60.67, -27.35, -6.55
RGB Percent27.45%, 62.75%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH60.67, 28.12, 193.48
XYZ21.18, 28.88, 36.36
CIE-L*UV60.67, -37.42, -5.54
xyY0.25, 0.33, 28.88
Hunter-Lab53.74, -23.68, -2.50
RYB27.45%, 45.40%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#46A09D on a dark background: contrast 6.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#46A09D on a light background: contrast 3.10:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #46A09D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#46A09D · #7CC5C3 · #2A605E · #A04649 · #C57C7E

Analogous palette

#49A046 · #46A070 · #46A09D · #4676A0 · #4649A0

Triadic palette

#46A09D · #9D46A0 · #A09D46 · #7CC5C3 · #C37CC5

Tetradic palette

#46A09D · #7046A0 · #A04649 · #76A046 · #2A605E

Monochromatic palette

#173534 · #2F6A68 · #46A09D · #71C1BE · #A6D8D6

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