#46a0a1

Color #46a0a1

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#46a0a1

RGB

rgb(70, 160, 161)

HSL

hsl(180.7, 39.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180.7, 56.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.79, -26.23, -8.63)

LCH

lch(60.79, 27.61, 198.21)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0852, 196.29)

HWB

hwb(180.7, 27.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a14746

Analogous

#46a175

#46a0a1

#4672a1

Triadic

#46a0a1

#a146a0

#a0a146

Split-complementary

#46a0a1

#a14672

#a17546

Tetradic

#46a0a1

#4746a1

#a14746

#a0a146

Square

#46a0a1

#7546a1

#a14746

#72a146

Shades

Color #46a0a1 mixed toward black.

#3a8586

#2f6b6b

#235051

#173536

#0c1b1b

Tints

Color #46a0a1 mixed toward white.

#5db7b9

#7dc6c7

#9ed4d5

#bee2e3

#dff1f1

Tones

Color #46a0a1 mixed toward gray.

#4e9999

#559192

#5d8a8a

#648283

#6c7b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879a1 · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#736ba1 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#4ea1a1 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46a0a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46a0a1]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#46a0a1 (#46a0a1) is rgb(70, 160, 161) in RGB.

No, #46a0a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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