#46B2C0#46B2C0
#46B2C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.099 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.24, -26.26, -16.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.24, 30.89, 211.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% -0.0881 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.099 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9566, 36.9457, 55.5168) |
| Luminance | 0.3695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.62
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.12
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2C0 #C05446
analogous
#46C091 #46B2C0 #4675C0
triadic
#46B2C0 #C046B2 #B2C046
tetradic
#46B2C0 #9146C0 #C05446 #75C046
square
#46B2C0 #9146C0 #C05446 #75C046
split-complementary
#46B2C0 #C04675 #C09146
monochromatic
#236068 #338A96 #46B2C0 #74C5D0 #A1D8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#46B2C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#46B2C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2C0
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2C0 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ABC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929EC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.099 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c9d3',
500: '#46b2c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2c0; $custom-light: #87c9d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.885,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70743,
"c": 0.09898,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.36949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2C0
secondary
#CC9C96
accent
#5F4FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282