What color is #46AFCD?

#46AFCD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46AFCD?

The RGB value is 70, 175, 205: 70 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46AFCD?

The complementary color is #CD6446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46AFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46AFCD color

#46AFCD rgb(70, 175, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46AFCD is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 68.6% green and 80.4% blue (70, 175, 205).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2DB0CE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#46AFCD color codes

HEX	`#46AFCD`
RGB	`rgb(70, 175, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 68.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, -20.79, -24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 31.84, 229.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.871, 36.367, 63.244)`
Decimal	`4632525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46AFCD, 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 #46AFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46AFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #46AFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46afcd; }
.text { color: #46afcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46afcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 175 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46afcd, #466bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #46AFCD?: #46AFCD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46AFCD?: The RGB value is 70, 175, 205: 70 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46AFCD?: The complementary color is #CD6446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46AFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.