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#46bcba color: Lagoon Rock

#46bcba is rgb(70, 188, 186) in RGB and oklch(72.947% 0.104 193.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

72.9%
0.104
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #46bcba

#46bcba is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 72.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lagoon Rock (#43bcbe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #46bcba mixed with white

  1. 46bcba
  2. 5fc3c1
  3. 74cac8
  4. 88d0ce
  5. 9ad7d5
  6. abdedc
  7. bde5e3
  8. cdebea
  9. def2f1
  10. eff8f8

Darker: #46bcba mixed with black

  1. 46bcba
  2. 3ca3a1
  3. 328b89
  4. 287372
  5. 1e5d5c
  6. 154746
  7. 0d3232
  8. 051f1e
  9. 020d0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46bcba with less saturation

  1. 46bcba
  2. 56bab8
  3. 63b8b6
  4. 6eb6b4
  5. 78b4b3
  6. 81b2b1
  7. 8ab0af
  8. 92aead
  9. 99acab
  10. a0aaa9

Questions about #46bcba

What color is #46bcba?

#46bcba is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Lagoon Rock. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 186), in HSL hsl(178.98, 46.83%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.947% 0.104 193.523).

What colors go well with #46bcba?

The complementary color of #46bcba is #e18c94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63bc95 and #53b6d8. The triadic partners are #bf94d6 and #cf9d59.

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

Black text reads better on #46bcba: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bcba a warm or cool color?

#46bcba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 72.9% and its chroma 0.104.