#46B2B7#46B2B7
#46B2B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.097 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, -28.88, -11.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 31.17, 202.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.41% -0.0919 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.41% 0.097 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9897, 36.5589, 50.4247) |
| Luminance | 0.3656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2B7 #B74B46
analogous
#46B784 #46B2B7 #467AB7
triadic
#46B2B7 #B746B2 #B2B746
tetradic
#46B2B7 #8446B7 #B74B46 #7AB746
square
#46B2B7 #8446B7 #B74B46 #7AB746
split-complementary
#46B2B7 #B7467A #B78446
monochromatic
#245C5E #35878B #46B2B7 #71C5C9 #9ED7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#46B2B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#46B2B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2B7
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2B7 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AAB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949DB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.097 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9cc',
500: '#46b2b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2b7; $custom-light: #87c9cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.655,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70411,
"c": 0.09746,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.36562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2B7
secondary
#C69593
accent
#5953D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282