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#46cbc3 color: May Day

#46cbc3 is rgb(70, 203, 195) in RGB and oklch(76.887% 0.11414 189.322) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

76.9%
0.114
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #46cbc3

#46cbc3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 76.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is May Day (#53cbc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #46cbc3 mixed with white

  1. 46cbc3
  2. 61d0c9
  3. 77d6cf
  4. 8adbd5
  5. 9de0db
  6. aee6e1
  7. bfebe7
  8. cff0ed
  9. dff5f3
  10. effaf9

Darker: #46cbc3 mixed with black

  1. 46cbc3
  2. 3cb0a9
  3. 329690
  4. 287d78
  5. 1e6560
  6. 154d4a
  7. 0d3734
  8. 052220
  9. 020f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46cbc3 with less saturation

  1. 46cbc3
  2. 58c9c1
  3. 67c7c0
  4. 74c5be
  5. 7fc2bd
  6. 8ac0bb
  7. 93beba
  8. 9cbbb8
  9. a4b9b7
  10. acb6b5

Questions about #46cbc3

What color is #46cbc3?

#46cbc3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(70, 203, 195), in HSL hsl(176.39, 56.12%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.887% 0.11414 189.322).

What colors go well with #46cbc3?

The complementary color of #46cbc3 is #f294a4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6dca9a and #4ec5e5. The triadic partners are #c99feb and #e3a65f.

Is white or black text more readable on #46cbc3?

Black text reads better on #46cbc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46cbc3 a warm or cool color?

#46cbc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 76.9% and its chroma 0.114.