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#46cea9 color: Mint Jelly

#46cea9 is rgb(70, 206, 169) in RGB and oklch(76.845% 0.12896 171.187) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

76.8%
0.129
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #46cea9

#46cea9 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.66:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #46cea9 mixed with white

  1. 46cea9
  2. 61d3b1
  3. 77d8ba
  4. 8addc2
  5. 9de2cb
  6. aee7d3
  7. bfecdc
  8. cff1e5
  9. e0f6ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #46cea9 mixed with black

  1. 46cea9
  2. 3cb392
  3. 32987c
  4. 287f67
  5. 1e6653
  6. 154e3f
  7. 0d382c
  8. 05231b
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #46cea9 with less saturation

  1. 46cea9
  2. 59ccaa
  3. 67c9ab
  4. 74c7ac
  5. 7fc4ad
  6. 8ac2ae
  7. 93bfaf
  8. 9cbcb0
  9. a4b9b1
  10. acb6b3

Questions about #46cea9

What color is #46cea9?

#46cea9 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(70, 206, 169), in HSL hsl(163.68, 58.12%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.845% 0.12896 171.187).

What colors go well with #46cea9?

The complementary color of #46cea9 is #f290bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84c879 and #11ccd6. The triadic partners are #b4a4ff and #f49b64.

Is white or black text more readable on #46cea9?

Black text reads better on #46cea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46cea9 a warm or cool color?

#46cea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.129.