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#46bcb1 color: Arctic Green

#46bcb1 is rgb(70, 188, 177) in RGB and oklch(72.649% 0.10577 186.471) 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
9.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #46bcb1

#46bcb1 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 9.09:1, 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: #46bcb1 mixed with white

  1. 46bcb1
  2. 5fc3b9
  3. 74cac0
  4. 87d0c8
  5. 9ad7d0
  6. abded7
  7. bde5df
  8. cdebe7
  9. def2ef
  10. eff8f7

Darker: #46bcb1 mixed with black

  1. 46bcb1
  2. 3ca399
  3. 328b83
  4. 28736c
  5. 1e5d57
  6. 154742
  7. 0d322f
  8. 051f1c
  9. 020d0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46bcb1 with less saturation

  1. 46bcb1
  2. 56bab0
  3. 62b8af
  4. 6eb6ae
  5. 78b4ad
  6. 81b2ac
  7. 89b0ab
  8. 91adaa
  9. 99aba9
  10. a0a9a7

Questions about #46bcb1

What color is #46bcb1?

#46bcb1 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Arctic Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 177), in HSL hsl(174.41, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.649% 0.10577 186.471).

What colors go well with #46bcb1?

The complementary color of #46bcb1 is #df8a9c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6bbb8b and #48b7d1. The triadic partners are #b795db and #d4995b.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bcb1?

Black text reads better on #46bcb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and black gives 9.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bcb1 a warm or cool color?

#46bcb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.106.