What color is #46A0C9?

#46A0C9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Mystic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A0C9?

The RGB value is 70, 160, 201: 70 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A0C9?

The complementary color is #C96F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A0C9 color

#46A0C9 rgb(70, 160, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46A0C9 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62.7% green and 78.8% blue (70, 160, 201).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 55% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Blue (#48A8D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#46A0C9 color codes

HEX	`#46A0C9`
RGB	`rgb(70, 160, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 55%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -14.1, -28.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 32.19, 244.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.635, 30.658, 59.814)`
Decimal	`4628681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A0C9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46A0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46A0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46A0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a0c9; }
.text { color: #46a0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 160 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a0c9, #465fc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #46A0C9?: #46A0C9 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Mystic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A0C9?: The RGB value is 70, 160, 201: 70 red, 160 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A0C9?: The complementary color is #C96F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.