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#46bc8e color: Aragon Green

#46bc8e is rgb(70, 188, 142) in RGB and oklch(71.649% 0.12622 163.92) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

71.6%
0.126
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #46bc8e

#46bc8e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aragon Green (#47ba87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #46bc8e mixed with white

  1. 46bc8e
  2. 5fc399
  3. 74caa4
  4. 87d1af
  5. 99d7ba
  6. abdec5
  7. bce5d1
  8. cdebdc
  9. def2e8
  10. eef8f3

Darker: #46bc8e mixed with black

  1. 46bc8e
  2. 3ca37b
  3. 328b68
  4. 287356
  5. 1e5d44
  6. 154734
  7. 0d3224
  8. 051f15
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46bc8e with less saturation

  1. 46bc8e
  2. 55ba90
  3. 61b892
  4. 6cb595
  5. 76b397
  6. 7fb099
  7. 87ae9b
  8. 8fab9d
  9. 96a99f
  10. 9da6a1

Questions about #46bc8e

What color is #46bc8e?

#46bc8e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aragon Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 142), in HSL hsl(156.61, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.649% 0.12622 163.92).

What colors go well with #46bc8e?

The complementary color of #46bc8e is #da82b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82b560 and #00bcba. The triadic partners are #9a98ef and #e4885f.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bc8e?

Black text reads better on #46bc8e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bc8e a warm or cool color?

#46bc8e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.126.