#46B0BE#46B0BE
#46B0BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.098 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -25.85, -16.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 30.49, 212.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% -0.0868 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.098 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3415, 36.0675, 54.2260) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B0BE #BE5446
analogous
#46BE90 #46B0BE #4674BE
triadic
#46B0BE #BE46B0 #B0BE46
tetradic
#46B0BE #9046BE #BE5446 #74BE46
square
#46B0BE #9046BE #BE5446 #74BE46
split-complementary
#46B0BE #BE4674 #BE9046
monochromatic
#245E66 #348893 #46B0BE #73C3CE #A1D7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#46B0BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#46B0BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B0BE
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B0BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B0BE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AABF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b0be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.098 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8d1',
500: '#46b0be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b0be; $custom-light: #87c8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b0be",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187,
"s": 48,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70185,
"c": 0.09771,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.3607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B0BE
secondary
#CA9C95
accent
#6050D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282