#46B2BA#46B2BA
#46B2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.098 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.04, -28.01, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.04, 30.99, 205.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% -0.0906 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.098 202) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3053, 36.6851, 52.0868) |
| Luminance | 0.3669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2BA #BA4E46
analogous
#46BA88 #46B2BA #4678BA
triadic
#46B2BA #BA46B2 #B2BA46
tetradic
#46B2BA #8846BA #BA4E46 #78BA46
square
#46B2BA #8846BA #BA4E46 #78BA46
split-complementary
#46B2BA #BA4678 #BA8846
monochromatic
#245D61 #35888E #46B2BA #73C5CB #9FD7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#46B2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#46B2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2BA
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2BA | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.098 202.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9ce',
500: '#46b2ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2ba; $custom-light: #87c9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.138,
"s": 45.669,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7052,
"c": 0.09776,
"h": 202
},
"luminance": 0.36688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2BA
secondary
#C89894
accent
#5B52D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282