#46B0C0#46B0C0
#46B0C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.098 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B0C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.64, -25.25, -17.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.64, 30.54, 214.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.086 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.098 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5616, 36.1556, 55.3851) |
| Luminance | 0.3616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.01
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B0C0 #C05646
analogous
#46C093 #46B0C0 #4673C0
triadic
#46B0C0 #C046B0 #B0C046
tetradic
#46B0C0 #9346C0 #C05646 #73C046
square
#46B0C0 #9346C0 #C05646 #73C046
split-complementary
#46B0C0 #C04673 #C09346
monochromatic
#235F68 #338996 #46B0C0 #74C3D0 #A1D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#46B0C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#46B0C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B0C0
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B0C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B0C0 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AAC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b0c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.098 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8d3',
500: '#46b0c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b0c0; $custom-light: #87c8d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b0c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.869,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70261,
"c": 0.09831,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.36159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B0C0
secondary
#CC9D96
accent
#614FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282