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#46ae9b color: Ambrosial Oceanside

#46ae9b is rgb(70, 174, 155) in RGB and oklch(68.495% 0.10009 179.085) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

68.5%
0.100
179°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #46ae9b

#46ae9b is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ambrosial Oceanside (#47ae9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #46ae9b mixed with white

  1. 46ae9b
  2. 5db6a5
  3. 72beae
  4. 85c6b8
  5. 97cec2
  6. a9d7cc
  7. badfd6
  8. cce7e0
  9. ddefea
  10. eef7f5

Darker: #46ae9b mixed with black

  1. 46ae9b
  2. 3c9786
  3. 328072
  4. 286a5e
  5. 1e554b
  6. 154139
  7. 0d2e28
  8. 051c18
  9. 020b09
  10. 000101

Calmer: #46ae9b with less saturation

  1. 46ae9b
  2. 53ac9b
  3. 5eaa9b
  4. 67a89b
  5. 70a69a
  6. 78a49a
  7. 80a29a
  8. 87a09a
  9. 8d9e9a
  10. 949c9a

Questions about #46ae9b

What color is #46ae9b?

#46ae9b is bright teal. The closest named color is Ambrosial Oceanside. In RGB it is rgb(70, 174, 155), in HSL hsl(169.04, 42.62%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.495% 0.10009 179.085).

What colors go well with #46ae9b?

The complementary color of #46ae9b is #cc7f98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6cab78 and #3cabbb. The triadic partners are #a28ccf and #c88a58.

Is white or black text more readable on #46ae9b?

Black text reads better on #46ae9b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46ae9b a warm or cool color?

#46ae9b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.1.