#46B5C0Glassmith (#46B5C0) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 204°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.1. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #46B5C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 181, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 6%, 0%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.1 -27.7 -14.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.715 0.100 204) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Glassmith shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5bb1b4 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#52b6bc — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#46b5c0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#44b6c3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward sky blueTest Glassmith in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.43:1 and against black 8.63:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d2fbff · #7edbe4 · #46b5c0 · #1f8c96 · #00666e · #004046
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#93dac3 · #6cc8c1 · #46b5c0 · #449eb8 · #4886ab · #4b7099
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aec4e3 · #46b5c0 · #39939c · #3f68a0 · #00565e · #1e324d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bff5fb · #b0cccf · #46b5c0 · #b66964 · #3d6a6f · #2c494c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbeeed · #46b5c0 · #7a8b8d · #584f4e · #132527 · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeed · #d5c4c3 · #a99795 · #311c1a · #0c0001 · #46b5c0
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d5b0 · #46b5c0 · #6c8cbb · #ad591d · #442a32 · #05130f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #46b5c0 · #ae738a · #7b400f · #3e0924 · #1d0700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdebfd · #46b5c0 · #a077a3 · #694c00 · #2d1e00 · #040005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2efff · #46b5c0 · #8a7eb3 · #803835 · #212400 · #070000
#65C1CA · #80CCD4 · #99D8DF · #B1E4E9 · #C9EFF3
#2D959F · #107780 · #005960 · #003C41 · #002225
#62B2BA · #77AEB4 · #89AAAD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.