#46b5bb

Color #46b5bb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#46b5bb

RGB

rgb(70, 181, 187)

HSL

hsl(183.1, 46.2%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.1, 62.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.97, -29.2, -12.4)

LCH

lch(67.97, 31.72, 203.01)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0995, 200.17)

HWB

hwb(183.1, 27.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb4c46

Analogous

#46bb87

#46b5bb

#467abb

Triadic

#46b5bb

#bb46b5

#b5bb46

Split-complementary

#46b5bb

#bb467a

#bb8746

Tetradic

#46b5bb

#4c46bb

#bb4c46

#b5bb46

Square

#46b5bb

#8746bb

#bb4c46

#7abb46

Shades

Color #46b5bb mixed toward black.

#3a979d

#2e797d

#235b5e

#173d3f

#0c1e1f

Tints

Color #46b5bb mixed toward white.

#65c1c6

#84ced2

#a3dadd

#c1e6e8

#e0f3f4

Tones

Color #46b5bb mixed toward gray.

#50acb1

#5aa3a7

#639b9e

#6d9294

#77898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586ba · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#7f76b9 · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#51b8b8 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #46b5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#46b5bb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#46b5bb (#46b5bb) is rgb(70, 181, 187) in RGB.

No, #46b5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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