#46B0BF#46B0BF
#46B0BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.098 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B0BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.61, -25.55, -16.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.61, 30.51, 213.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.22% -0.0864 -0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.22% 0.098 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4511, 36.1114, 54.8036) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.79
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B0BF #BF5546
analogous
#46BF91 #46B0BF #4673BF
triadic
#46B0BF #BF46B0 #B0BF46
tetradic
#46B0BF #9146BF #BF5546 #73BF46
square
#46B0BF #9146BF #BF5546 #73BF46
split-complementary
#46B0BF #BF4673 #BF9146
monochromatic
#245F67 #338894 #46B0BF #73C3CF #A1D7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#46B0BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#46B0BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B0BF
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B0BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B0BF | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AAC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b0bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.098 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8d2',
500: '#46b0bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b0bf; $custom-light: #87c8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b0bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.438,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70223,
"c": 0.098,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.36114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B0BF
secondary
#CB9C96
accent
#6150D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282