What color is #46B5C0?

#46B5C0 is a desaturated cyan known as Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glassmith?

The RGB value is 70, 181, 192: 70 red, 181 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glassmith?

The complementary color is #C05146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glassmith color: hex code #46B5C0

#46B5C0 rgb(70, 181, 192)

Shades of teal

Glassmith has the hex code #46B5C0. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 71% green and 75.3% blue (70, 181, 192).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

Glassmith (#46B5C0) color codes

HEX	`#46B5C0`
RGB	`rgb(70, 181, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 71%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -27.75, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 31.5, 208.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.56, 38.153, 55.718)`
Decimal	`4634048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glassmith, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46B5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46B5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b5c0; }
.text { color: #46b5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 181 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b5c0, #4678c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

See #46B5C0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #46B5C0?: #46B5C0 is a desaturated cyan known as Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glassmith?: The RGB value is 70, 181, 192: 70 red, 181 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glassmith?: The complementary color is #C05146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.