#46B1BA#46B1BA
#46B1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.097 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 177, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, -27.52, -13.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 30.74, 206.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.28% -0.0895 -0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.28% 0.097 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1071, 36.2887, 52.0207) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.26
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B1BA #BA4F46
analogous
#46BA89 #46B1BA #4677BA
triadic
#46B1BA #BA46B1 #B1BA46
tetradic
#46B1BA #8946BA #BA4F46 #77BA46
square
#46B1BA #8946BA #BA4F46 #77BA46
split-complementary
#46B1BA #BA4677 #BA8946
monochromatic
#245D61 #35878E #46B1BA #73C4CB #9FD7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#46B1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#46B1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B1BA
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B1BA | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929DBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 177, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.097 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c8ce',
500: '#46b1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b1ba; $custom-light: #87c8ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 177,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.655,
"s": 45.669,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70277,
"c": 0.09726,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.36292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B1BA
secondary
#C89894
accent
#5D52D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282