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#46b6bc color: Glassmith

#46b6bc is rgb(70, 182, 188) in RGB and oklch(71.561% 0.10011 200.157) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

71.6%
0.100
200°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #46b6bc

#46b6bc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46b5c0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #46b6bc mixed with white

  1. 46b6bc
  2. 5ebdc3
  3. 73c5c9
  4. 87ccd0
  5. 99d3d7
  6. abdbdd
  7. bce2e4
  8. cde9eb
  9. def1f1
  10. eef8f8

Darker: #46b6bc mixed with black

  1. 46b6bc
  2. 3c9ea3
  3. 32868b
  4. 286f73
  5. 1e595d
  6. 154447
  7. 0d3032
  8. 051d1f
  9. 020c0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46b6bc with less saturation

  1. 46b6bc
  2. 55b4ba
  3. 61b3b7
  4. 6cb1b5
  5. 75afb2
  6. 7eadb0
  7. 86abad
  8. 8ea9ab
  9. 95a7a8
  10. 9ca5a6

Questions about #46b6bc

What color is #46b6bc?

#46b6bc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Glassmith. In RGB it is rgb(70, 182, 188), in HSL hsl(183.05, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.561% 0.10011 200.157).

What colors go well with #46b6bc?

The complementary color of #46b6bc is #db8989. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ab89a and #5aafd6. The triadic partners are #bf8fca and #c49c56.

Is white or black text more readable on #46b6bc?

Black text reads better on #46b6bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46b6bc a warm or cool color?

#46b6bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.1.