#46B3C7#46B3C7
#46B3C7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.102 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.77, -24.67, -19.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.77, 31.33, 218.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.25% -0.0863 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.25% 0.102 211.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9504, 37.6627, 59.7656) |
| Luminance | 0.3767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.92
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.82
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.99
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3C7 #C75A46
analogous
#46C79A #46B3C7 #4673C7
triadic
#46B3C7 #C746B3 #B3C746
tetradic
#46B3C7 #9A46C7 #C75A46 #73C746
square
#46B3C7 #9A46C7 #C75A46 #73C746
split-complementary
#46B3C7 #C74673 #C79A46
monochromatic
#226471 #308EA0 #46B3C7 #75C6D5 #A4DAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#46B3C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#46B3C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3C7
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3C7 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ADC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909FC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.102 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cad8',
500: '#46b3c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3c7; $custom-light: #88cad8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.302,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71252,
"c": 0.10161,
"h": 211.9
},
"luminance": 0.37666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3C7
secondary
#D0A198
accent
#624BDD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283