#46ACBE#46ACBE
#46ACBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.097 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -23.83, -17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 29.85, 217.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0826 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.097 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5687, 34.5220, 53.9684) |
| Luminance | 0.3453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.27
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.85
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACBE #BE5846
analogous
#46BE94 #46ACBE #4670BE
triadic
#46ACBE #BE46AC #ACBE46
tetradic
#46ACBE #9446BE #BE5846 #70BE46
square
#46ACBE #9446BE #BE5846 #70BE46
split-complementary
#46ACBE #BE4670 #BE9446
monochromatic
#245C66 #348593 #46ACBE #73C0CE #A1D5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46ACBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#46ACBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACBE
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACBE | 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)
#9DA6BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B99BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.097 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c5d1',
500: '#46acbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acbe; $custom-light: #87c5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189,
"s": 48,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69222,
"c": 0.0965,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.34525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACBE
secondary
#CA9D95
accent
#6550D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282