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#46bcb4 color: Arctic Green

#46bcb4 is rgb(70, 188, 180) in RGB and oklch(72.747% 0.10499 188.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

72.7%
0.105
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #46bcb4

#46bcb4 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.11:1, 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: #46bcb4 mixed with white

  1. 46bcb4
  2. 5fc3bb
  3. 74cac3
  4. 87d0ca
  5. 9ad7d1
  6. abded9
  7. bde5e0
  8. cdebe8
  9. def2f0
  10. eff8f7

Darker: #46bcb4 mixed with black

  1. 46bcb4
  2. 3ca39c
  3. 328b85
  4. 28736e
  5. 1e5d58
  6. 154744
  7. 0d3230
  8. 051f1d
  9. 020d0c
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46bcb4 with less saturation

  1. 46bcb4
  2. 56bab3
  3. 62b8b1
  4. 6eb6b0
  5. 78b4af
  6. 81b2ad
  7. 89b0ac
  8. 91aeab
  9. 99aba9
  10. a0a9a8

Questions about #46bcb4

What color is #46bcb4?

#46bcb4 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Arctic Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 180), in HSL hsl(175.93, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.747% 0.10499 188.79).

What colors go well with #46bcb4?

The complementary color of #46bcb4 is #e08b99. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68bb8f and #4cb6d3. The triadic partners are #ba95d9 and #d29a5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bcb4?

Black text reads better on #46bcb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bcb4 a warm or cool color?

#46bcb4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 72.7% and its chroma 0.105.