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#46bcb0 color: Arctic Green

#46bcb0 is rgb(70, 188, 176) in RGB and oklch(72.617% 0.10607 185.708) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

72.6%
0.106
186°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #46bcb0

#46bcb0 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 186°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.31:1 contrast and black text 9.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Arctic Green (#45bcb3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #46bcb0 mixed with white

  1. 46bcb0
  2. 5fc3b8
  3. 74cabf
  4. 87d0c7
  5. 9ad7cf
  6. abded7
  7. bde5df
  8. cdebe7
  9. def2ef
  10. eff8f7

Darker: #46bcb0 mixed with black

  1. 46bcb0
  2. 3ca399
  3. 328b82
  4. 28736c
  5. 1e5d56
  6. 154742
  7. 0d322e
  8. 051f1c
  9. 020d0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46bcb0 with less saturation

  1. 46bcb0
  2. 56baaf
  3. 62b8ae
  4. 6db6ad
  5. 77b4ac
  6. 81b2ab
  7. 89b0aa
  8. 91ada9
  9. 98aba8
  10. a0a9a7

Questions about #46bcb0

What color is #46bcb0?

#46bcb0 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Arctic Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 176), in HSL hsl(173.9, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.617% 0.10607 185.708).

What colors go well with #46bcb0?

The complementary color of #46bcb0 is #df8a9d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6bba8a and #47b7d1. The triadic partners are #b795dc and #d4995b.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bcb0?

Black text reads better on #46bcb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and black gives 9.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bcb0 a warm or cool color?

#46bcb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.106.