#45a7b3

Color #45a7b3

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#45a7b3

RGB

rgb(69, 167, 179)

HSL

hsl(186.5, 44.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.5, 61.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(63.47, -24.74, -14.73)

LCH

lch(63.47, 28.79, 210.77)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0919, 206.34)

HWB

hwb(186.5, 27.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b35145

Analogous

#45b388

#45a7b3

#4570b3

Triadic

#45a7b3

#b345a7

#a7b345

Split-complementary

#45a7b3

#b34570

#b38845

Tetradic

#45a7b3

#5145b3

#b35145

#a7b345

Square

#45a7b3

#8845b3

#b35145

#70b345

Shades

Color #45a7b3 mixed toward black.

#398b95

#2e6f77

#225459

#17383c

#0b1c1e

Tints

Color #45a7b3 mixed toward white.

#61b8c2

#81c6ce

#a0d4db

#c0e3e7

#dff1f3

Tones

Color #45a7b3 mixed toward gray.

#4ea0aa

#5799a1

#609197

#6a8a8e

#738385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7db0 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#766fb0 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#4eaead · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45a7b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45a7b3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#45a7b3 (#45a7b3) is rgb(69, 167, 179) in RGB.

No, #45a7b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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