#45979f

Color #45979f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#45979f

RGB

rgb(69, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(185.3, 39.5%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.3, 56.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.6%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(57.94, -22.43, -11.77)

LCH

lch(57.94, 25.33, 207.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0801, 203.94)

HWB

hwb(185.3, 27.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f4d45

Analogous

#459f7a

#45979f

#456a9f

Triadic

#45979f

#9f4597

#979f45

Split-complementary

#45979f

#9f456a

#9f7a45

Tetradic

#45979f

#4d459f

#9f4d45

#979f45

Square

#45979f

#7a459f

#9f4d45

#6a9f45

Shades

Color #45979f mixed toward black.

#397e85

#2e656a

#224c50

#173235

#0b191b

Tints

Color #45979f mixed toward white.

#5bb0b8

#7cc0c6

#9dcfd4

#bddfe3

#deeff1

Tones

Color #45979f mixed toward gray.

#4c9198

#548b90

#5b8588

#637e81

#6a7879

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72739d · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#6d679d · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#4c9c9b · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #45979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45979f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#45979f (#45979f) is rgb(69, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #45979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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