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#46be90 color: Garish Green

#46be90 is rgb(70, 190, 144) in RGB and oklch(72.203% 0.12724 164.24) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

72.2%
0.127
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #46be90

#46be90 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Garish Green (#51bf8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #46be90 mixed with white

  1. 46be90
  2. 5fc59b
  3. 74cba6
  4. 87d2b0
  5. 9ad9bb
  6. abdfc6
  7. bce6d2
  8. cdecdd
  9. def2e8
  10. eff9f4

Darker: #46be90 mixed with black

  1. 46be90
  2. 3ca57d
  3. 328c6a
  4. 287557
  5. 1e5e45
  6. 154834
  7. 0d3324
  8. 051f15
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46be90 with less saturation

  1. 46be90
  2. 55bc92
  3. 62b994
  4. 6db797
  5. 77b599
  6. 80b29b
  7. 88b09d
  8. 90ad9f
  9. 97aba1
  10. 9ea8a3

Questions about #46be90

What color is #46be90?

#46be90 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Garish Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 190, 144), in HSL hsl(157, 48%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.203% 0.12724 164.24).

What colors go well with #46be90?

The complementary color of #46be90 is #dd83b8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #83b762 and #00bdbd. The triadic partners are #9c99f2 and #e78960.

Is white or black text more readable on #46be90?

Black text reads better on #46be90: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46be90 a warm or cool color?

#46be90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.127.