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#46ECCD Color

#46ECCD is rgb(70, 236, 205) in RGB, hsl(169, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46ECCD
HEX#46ECCD
RGBrgb(70, 236, 205)
HSLhsl(169, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(169, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.141 177.3)
LABlab(84.58% -49.46 2.14)
LCHlch(84.58% 49.51 177.52)

What #46ECCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #46ECCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.86Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 11.11Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.25Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.72Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 11.97Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#46ECCD Channel Values

How #46ECCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 236 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46ECCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46ECCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46ECCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46ECCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46ECCD
Complementary
#EC4665
Analogous
#46EC7B
Analogous
#46B7EC
Triadic
#CD46EC
Triadic
#ECCD46
Split comp.
#EC46B7
Split comp.
#EC7B46

Tints & Shades of #46ECCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5DEED4
#79F1DB
#90F3E1
#ACF6E9
#C3F9EF
#DFFCF6

Shades

#21E8C3
#15CBAA
#11A68B
#0E816C
#0A5C4D
#06372E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46ECCD.

How #46ECCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#46ECCD
Protanopia#DBDBCE
Protanomaly#B3E2CD
Deuteranopia#C9C9D0
Deuteranomaly#A4D8CF
Tritanopia#55E8E8
Tritanomaly#4FEADE
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46ECCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-46eccd: #46ECCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46ECCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46eccd': '#46ECCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.925, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_46eccd">#46ECCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#46ECCD"

More Green Colors

#46ECCD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#46ECCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46ECCD?

#46ECCD is a light green — rgb(70, 236, 205) in RGB and hsl(169, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #46ECCD?

#46ECCD is rgb(70, 236, 205) — red 70, green 236, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46ECCD?

#46ECCD converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 13%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46ECCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46ECCD scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46ECCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46ECCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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