#46B4BF#46B4BF

#46B4BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.100 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46B4BF
RGB	rgb(70, 180, 191)
HSL	hsl(185, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(185, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.80, -27.54, -14.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.80, 31.30, 208.35°)
OKLab	oklab(71.19% -0.0906 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(71.19% 0.1 204.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2470, 37.7032, 55.0689)
Luminance	0.3771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46B4BF #BF5146

analogous

#46BF8D #46B4BF #4677BF

triadic

#46B4BF #BF46B4 #B4BF46

tetradic

#46B4BF #8D46BF #BF5146 #77BF46

square

#46B4BF #8D46BF #BF5146 #77BF46

split-complementary

#46B4BF #BF4677 #BF8D46

monochromatic

#246167 #338C94 #46B4BF #73C6CF #A1D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#46B4BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.54

#46B4BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46B4BF

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46B4BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##46B4BF	1.00	2.46	8.54	8.54
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ADC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46b4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.100 204.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87cad2',
    500: '#46b4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46b4bf;
$custom-light: #87cad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46b4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 48.594,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71187,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 204.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46B4BF

secondary

#CB9B96

accent

#5C50D8

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #46B4BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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