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#46c3ca color: Gem Turquoise

#46c3ca is rgb(70, 195, 202) in RGB and oklch(75.198% 0.10829 200.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

75.2%
0.108
200°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #46c3ca

#46c3ca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gem Turquoise (#53c2c3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #46c3ca mixed with white

  1. 46c3ca
  2. 60c9cf
  3. 75cfd5
  4. 89d5da
  5. 9bdcdf
  6. ade2e4
  7. bee8ea
  8. ceedef
  9. dff3f4
  10. eff9fa

Darker: #46c3ca mixed with black

  1. 46c3ca
  2. 3ca9af
  3. 329095
  4. 28787c
  5. 1e6064
  6. 154a4d
  7. 0d3437
  8. 052022
  9. 020e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46c3ca with less saturation

  1. 46c3ca
  2. 57c1c7
  3. 65bfc5
  4. 71bdc2
  5. 7cbbbf
  6. 86b9bc
  7. 8fb7ba
  8. 97b5b7
  9. 9fb3b4
  10. a7b1b1

Questions about #46c3ca

What color is #46c3ca?

#46c3ca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Gem Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(70, 195, 202), in HSL hsl(183.18, 55.46%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.198% 0.10829 200.435).

What colors go well with #46c3ca?

The complementary color of #46c3ca is #eb9291. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5dc5a5 and #5dbbe6. The triadic partners are #ce98d9 and #d2a75a.

Is white or black text more readable on #46c3ca?

Black text reads better on #46c3ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46c3ca a warm or cool color?

#46c3ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.108.