#45adb9

Color #45adb9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#45adb9

RGB

rgb(69, 173, 185)

HSL

hsl(186.2, 45.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.2, 62.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.48, -25.99, -15.05)

LCH

lch(65.48, 30.03, 210.07)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0958, 205.79)

HWB

hwb(186.2, 27.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b95145

Analogous

#45b98b

#45adb9

#4573b9

Triadic

#45adb9

#b945ad

#adb945

Split-complementary

#45adb9

#b94573

#b98b45

Tetradic

#45adb9

#5145b9

#b95145

#adb945

Square

#45adb9

#8b45b9

#b95145

#73b945

Shades

Color #45adb9 mixed toward black.

#39909a

#2e737b

#22575d

#173a3e

#0b1d1f

Tints

Color #45adb9 mixed toward white.

#64bbc5

#83c9d1

#a2d6dc

#c1e4e8

#e0f1f3

Tones

Color #45adb9 mixed toward gray.

#4fa5af

#589ea6

#62969c

#6c8e92

#758789

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081b6 · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#7a72b6 · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#4fb4b3 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #45adb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#45adb9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#45adb9 (#45adb9) is rgb(69, 173, 185) in RGB.

No, #45adb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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