Skip to the color picker

#46cd9e color: Mint Jelly

#46cd9e is rgb(70, 205, 158) in RGB and oklch(76.31% 0.13557 165.948) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

159°
100%

76.3%
0.136
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #46cd9e

#46cd9e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #46cd9e mixed with white

  1. 46cd9e
  2. 61d2a7
  3. 76d8b1
  4. 8addba
  5. 9ce2c4
  6. aee7ce
  7. bfecd7
  8. cff1e1
  9. dff6eb
  10. effaf5

Darker: #46cd9e mixed with black

  1. 46cd9e
  2. 3cb289
  3. 329874
  4. 287e60
  5. 1e664d
  6. 154e3a
  7. 0d3829
  8. 052318
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46cd9e with less saturation

  1. 46cd9e
  2. 58cba0
  3. 67c8a2
  4. 73c6a4
  5. 7ec3a6
  6. 89c0a8
  7. 92beaa
  8. 9bbbac
  9. a3b8ae
  10. aab5b0

Questions about #46cd9e

What color is #46cd9e?

#46cd9e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(70, 205, 158), in HSL hsl(159.11, 57.45%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.31% 0.13557 165.948).

What colors go well with #46cd9e?

The complementary color of #46cd9e is #ef8dc4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ac56c and #00ccce. The triadic partners are #aba4ff and #f89565.

Is white or black text more readable on #46cd9e?

Black text reads better on #46cd9e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46cd9e a warm or cool color?

#46cd9e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.136.