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#46aeb6 color: Blue Turquoise

#46aeb6 is rgb(70, 174, 182) in RGB and oklch(69.403% 0.09516 202.278) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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184°
100%

69.4%
0.095
202°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #46aeb6

#46aeb6 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Turquoise (#50abae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #46aeb6 mixed with white

  1. 46aeb6
  2. 5db6bd
  3. 72bec4
  4. 85c6cc
  5. 97ced3
  6. a9d7da
  7. bbdfe1
  8. cce7e9
  9. ddeff0
  10. eef7f8

Darker: #46aeb6 mixed with black

  1. 46aeb6
  2. 3c979e
  3. 328086
  4. 286a6f
  5. 1e5559
  6. 154144
  7. 0d2e30
  8. 051c1d
  9. 020b0c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #46aeb6 with less saturation

  1. 46aeb6
  2. 53acb3
  3. 5fabb1
  4. 69a9ae
  5. 72a8ac
  6. 7aa6a9
  7. 81a4a7
  8. 89a2a4
  9. 90a0a2
  10. 969e9f

Questions about #46aeb6

What color is #46aeb6?

#46aeb6 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Blue Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(70, 174, 182), in HSL hsl(184.29, 44.44%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.403% 0.09516 202.278).

What colors go well with #46aeb6?

The complementary color of #46aeb6 is #d18582. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #56b096 and #5aa7ce. The triadic partners are #b989c0 and #ba9754.

Is white or black text more readable on #46aeb6?

Black text reads better on #46aeb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46aeb6 a warm or cool color?

#46aeb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.095.