#46B7BC#46B7BC
#46B7BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.101 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 183, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, -29.88, -12.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 32.20, 201.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% -0.095 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.101 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5324, 38.7968, 53.5520) |
| Luminance | 0.3880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B7BC #BC4B46
analogous
#46BC86 #46B7BC #467CBC
triadic
#46B7BC #BC46B7 #B7BC46
tetradic
#46B7BC #8646BC #BC4B46 #7CBC46
square
#46B7BC #8646BC #BC4B46 #7CBC46
split-complementary
#46B7BC #BC467C #BC8646
monochromatic
#246164 #348D90 #46B7BC #73C8CC #A0DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#46B7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#46B7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B7BC
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B7BC | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A2BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 183, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.101 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cdd0',
500: '#46b7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b7bc; $custom-light: #87cdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 183,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.542,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71803,
"c": 0.10067,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B7BC
secondary
#C99795
accent
#5751D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8282