#46a9a9

Color #46a9a9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#46a9a9

RGB

rgb(70, 169, 169)

HSL

hsl(180, 41.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 58.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.6%, 0%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.79, -28.44, -8.66)

LCH

lch(63.79, 29.73, 196.94)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0915, 195.21)

HWB

hwb(180, 27.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a94646

Analogous

#46a978

#46a9a9

#4678a9

Triadic

#46a9a9

#a946a9

#a9a946

Split-complementary

#46a9a9

#a94678

#a97846

Tetradic

#46a9a9

#4646a9

#a94646

#a9a946

Square

#46a9a9

#7846a9

#a94646

#78a946

Shades

Color #46a9a9 mixed toward black.

#3a8d8d

#2f7171

#235555

#173838

#0c1c1c

Tints

Color #46a9a9 mixed toward white.

#5fbdbd

#7fcaca

#9fd7d7

#bfe5e5

#dff2f2

Tones

Color #46a9a9 mixed toward gray.

#4ea1a1

#579999

#5f9090

#678888

#6f8080

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ea9 · ΔE 28.6

Deuteranopia

#7870a9 · ΔE 32.4

Tritanopia

#4fa9a9 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46a9a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46a9a9]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#46a9a9 (#46a9a9) is rgb(70, 169, 169) in RGB.

No, #46a9a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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