#46aaad

Color #46aaad

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#46aaad

RGB

rgb(70, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(181.7, 42.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.7, 59.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.21, -27.8, -10.26)

LCH

lch(64.21, 29.63, 200.26)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0921, 197.96)

HWB

hwb(181.7, 27.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad4946

Analogous

#46ad7c

#46aaad

#4676ad

Triadic

#46aaad

#ad46aa

#aaad46

Split-complementary

#46aaad

#ad4676

#ad7c46

Tetradic

#46aaad

#4946ad

#ad4946

#aaad46

Square

#46aaad

#7c46ad

#ad4946

#76ad46

Shades

Color #46aaad mixed toward black.

#3a8e90

#2f7173

#235556

#17393a

#0c1c1d

Tints

Color #46aaad mixed toward white.

#60bcbf

#80cacc

#a0d7d9

#c0e4e5

#dff2f2

Tones

Color #46aaad mixed toward gray.

#4ea2a4

#579a9c

#609293

#688a8b

#718182

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fac · ΔE 28.3

Deuteranopia

#7870ac · ΔE 32.1

Tritanopia

#4facac · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46aaad]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#46aaad (#46aaad) is rgb(70, 170, 173) in RGB.

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

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