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#46c2ac color: Melbourne Cup

#46c2ac is rgb(70, 194, 172) in RGB and oklch(73.969% 0.11367 178.99) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

74%
0.114
179°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #46c2ac

#46c2ac is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #46c2ac mixed with white

  1. 46c2ac
  2. 5fc8b4
  3. 75cfbc
  4. 88d5c4
  5. 9bdbcc
  6. ace1d5
  7. bde7dd
  8. ceede5
  9. dff3ee
  10. eff9f6

Darker: #46c2ac mixed with black

  1. 46c2ac
  2. 3ca895
  3. 328f7f
  4. 287769
  5. 1e6054
  6. 154940
  7. 0d342d
  8. 05201b
  9. 020e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46c2ac with less saturation

  1. 46c2ac
  2. 56c0ac
  3. 64beac
  4. 70bcac
  5. 7ab9ab
  6. 84b7ab
  7. 8cb5ab
  8. 94b2ab
  9. 9cb0ab
  10. a4adab

Questions about #46c2ac

What color is #46c2ac?

#46c2ac is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(70, 194, 172), in HSL hsl(169.35, 50.41%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.969% 0.11367 178.99).

What colors go well with #46c2ac?

The complementary color of #46c2ac is #e58ca9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75bf83 and #39bed1. The triadic partners are #b59ae9 and #e0985e.

Is white or black text more readable on #46c2ac?

Black text reads better on #46c2ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46c2ac a warm or cool color?

#46c2ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.114.