#46b2bc

Color #46b2bc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#46b2bc

RGB

rgb(70, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(185.1, 46.8%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.1, 62.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.1, -27.43, -14.25)

LCH

lch(67.1, 30.91, 207.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0981, 203.74)

HWB

hwb(185.1, 27.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc5046

Analogous

#46bc8b

#46b2bc

#4677bc

Triadic

#46b2bc

#bc46b2

#b2bc46

Split-complementary

#46b2bc

#bc4677

#bc8b46

Tetradic

#46b2bc

#5046bc

#bc5046

#b2bc46

Square

#46b2bc

#8b46bc

#bc5046

#77bc46

Shades

Color #46b2bc mixed toward black.

#39959e

#2e777e

#225a5f

#173c3f

#0b1e20

Tints

Color #46b2bc mixed toward white.

#65bfc7

#84ccd2

#a3d8dd

#c1e5e9

#e0f2f4

Tones

Color #46b2bc mixed toward gray.

#50aab2

#5aa2a8

#64999f

#6d9195

#77898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8384ba · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#7d75b9 · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#50b8b7 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46b2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46b2bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#46b2bc (#46b2bc) is rgb(70, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #46b2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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