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#46bb9c color: Jolt of Jade

#46bb9c is rgb(70, 187, 156) in RGB and oklch(71.769% 0.11469 172.281) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

71.8%
0.115
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #46bb9c

#46bb9c is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jolt of Jade (#4abca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #46bb9c mixed with white

  1. 46bb9c
  2. 5fc2a6
  3. 74c9af
  4. 87d0b9
  5. 99d7c3
  6. abddcc
  7. bce4d6
  8. cdebe0
  9. def2eb
  10. eef8f5

Darker: #46bb9c mixed with black

  1. 46bb9c
  2. 3ca287
  3. 328a73
  4. 28735f
  5. 1e5c4c
  6. 154639
  7. 0d3228
  8. 051f18
  9. 020d09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46bb9c with less saturation

  1. 46bb9c
  2. 55b99d
  3. 61b79e
  4. 6cb59e
  5. 76b29f
  6. 7fb0a0
  7. 87aea1
  8. 8faba1
  9. 96a9a2
  10. 9da6a3

Questions about #46bb9c

What color is #46bb9c?

#46bb9c is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Jolt of Jade. In RGB it is rgb(70, 187, 156), in HSL hsl(164.1, 46.25%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.769% 0.11469 172.281).

What colors go well with #46bb9c?

The complementary color of #46bb9c is #db85ab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #79b673 and #28b9c3. The triadic partners are #a696e6 and #dc8f5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bb9c?

Black text reads better on #46bb9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bb9c a warm or cool color?

#46bb9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.115.