#46ACBD#46ACBD
#46ACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.096 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -24.13, -17.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 29.79, 215.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% -0.083 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.096 210.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4598, 34.4785, 53.3948) |
| Luminance | 0.3448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.04
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACBD #BD5746
analogous
#46BD92 #46ACBD #4671BD
triadic
#46ACBD #BD46AC #ACBD46
tetradic
#46ACBD #9246BD #BD5746 #71BD46
square
#46ACBD #9246BD #BD5746 #71BD46
split-complementary
#46ACBD #BD4671 #BD9246
monochromatic
#245B65 #348492 #46ACBD #73C0CD #A0D4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#46ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACBD
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACBD | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.096 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5d0',
500: '#46acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acbd; $custom-light: #87c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69183,
"c": 0.09613,
"h": 210.3
},
"luminance": 0.34481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACBD
secondary
#CA9D95
accent
#6451D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282