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46CDCE

#46CDCE closest to Sea Serpent

#46CDCE is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Sea Serpent. In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(70, 205, 206)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 58% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #46CDCE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.88:1.

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Variations of #46CDCE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#46CDCE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#46CDCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #46CDCE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB4CF
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C3CE
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9C5CF
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB4CF
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #97BDCF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D3CD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0AD0CE
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7BFC0

#46CDCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#46CDCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.88:1 Very good#46CDCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#46CDCE in CSS

/* Sea Serpent */
.color { color: #46CDCE; }
.background { background-color: #46CDCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #46CDCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(70 205 206);
color: hsl(180 58% 54%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.114 195.8);

#46CDCE FAQ

What color is #46CDCE?

#46CDCE is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #46CDCE?

#46CDCE is rgb(70, 205, 206) in RGB, hsl(180, 58%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #46CDCE?

The complementary color of #46CDCE is #CE4746, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #46CDCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #46CDCE: 10.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #46CDCE a warm or cool color?

#46CDCE is a cool color.