What color is #46BBCB?

#46BBCB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46BBCB?

The RGB value is 70, 187, 203: 70 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46BBCB?

The complementary color is #CB5646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46BBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46BBCB color

#46BBCB rgb(70, 187, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46BBCB is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 73.3% green and 79.6% blue (70, 187, 203).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 56% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#46BBCB color codes

HEX	`#46BBCB`
RGB	`rgb(70, 187, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 73.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 56%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -27.47, -17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 32.68, 212.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.071, 41.151, 62.794)`
Decimal	`4635595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46BBCB, 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 #46BBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46BBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #46BBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46bbcb; }
.text { color: #46bbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46bbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 187 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46bbcb, #4679cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #46BBCB?: #46BBCB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46BBCB?: The RGB value is 70, 187, 203: 70 red, 187 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46BBCB?: The complementary color is #CB5646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46BBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.