#46B4C0#46B4C0

#46B4C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.100 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46B4C0
RGB	rgb(70, 180, 192)
HSL	hsl(186, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(186, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 6.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.83, -27.25, -15.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.83, 31.28, 209.42°)
OKLab	oklab(71.23% -0.0902 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(71.23% 0.1 205.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.3574, 37.7473, 55.6504)
Luminance	0.3775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46B4C0 #C05246

analogous

#46C08F #46B4C0 #4677C0

triadic

#46B4C0 #C046B4 #B4C046

tetradic

#46B4C0 #8F46C0 #C05246 #77C046

square

#46B4C0 #8F46C0 #C05246 #77C046

split-complementary

#46B4C0 #C04677 #C08F46

monochromatic

#236168 #338C96 #46B4C0 #74C7D0 #A1D9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#46B4C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#46B4C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46B4C0

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46B4C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##46B4C0	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ADC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46b4c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.100 205.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88cad3',
    500: '#46b4c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46b4c0;
$custom-light: #88cad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46b4c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.902,
    "s": 49.194,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71225,
    "c": 0.09974,
    "h": 205.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46B4C0

secondary

#CC9B96

accent

#5D4FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #46B4C0

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

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