#45c5dc

Color #45c5dc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#45c5dc

RGB

rgb(69, 197, 220)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 68.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 68.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.78, -27.46, -21.67)

LCH

lch(73.78, 34.98, 218.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1139, 211.97)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 27.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc5c45

Analogous

#45dca7

#45c5dc

#457adc

Triadic

#45c5dc

#dc45c5

#c5dc45

Split-complementary

#45c5dc

#dc457a

#dca745

Tetradic

#45c5dc

#5c45dc

#dc5c45

#c5dc45

Square

#45c5dc

#a745dc

#dc5c45

#7adc45

Shades

Color #45c5dc mixed toward black.

#26b2cb

#1f8ea2

#176b7a

#0f4751

#082429

Tints

Color #45c5dc mixed toward white.

#64cfe2

#83d8e8

#a2e2ed

#c1ecf3

#e0f5f9

Tones

Color #45c5dc mixed toward gray.

#52bccf

#5eb4c3

#6babb6

#77a2aa

#84999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90d7 · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#887ed5 · ΔE 32.1

Tritanopia

#52d2d1 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45c5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45c5dc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#45c5dc (#45c5dc) is rgb(69, 197, 220) in RGB.

No, #45c5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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