#46a2ab

Color #46a2ab

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#46a2ab

RGB

rgb(70, 162, 171)

HSL

hsl(185.3, 41.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.3, 59.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.72, -24.37, -12.87)

LCH

lch(61.72, 27.56, 207.84)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0873, 204.07)

HWB

hwb(185.3, 27.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab4f46

Analogous

#46ab82

#46a2ab

#4670ab

Triadic

#46a2ab

#ab46a2

#a2ab46

Split-complementary

#46a2ab

#ab4670

#ab8246

Tetradic

#46a2ab

#4f46ab

#ab4f46

#a2ab46

Square

#46a2ab

#8246ab

#ab4f46

#70ab46

Shades

Color #46a2ab mixed toward black.

#3a878f

#2f6c72

#235156

#173639

#0c1b1d

Tints

Color #46a2ab mixed toward white.

#60b6be

#80c4cb

#a0d3d8

#bfe2e5

#dff0f2

Tones

Color #46a2ab mixed toward gray.

#4f9ba3

#57949a

#5f8d92

#688689

#708081

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797aa9 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#746ca8 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#4ea7a7 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46a2ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46a2ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#46a2ab (#46a2ab) is rgb(70, 162, 171) in RGB.

No, #46a2ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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