#46BAC0#46BAC0
#46BAC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.103 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BAC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 186, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 3.1%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.63, -30.19, -12.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.63, 32.74, 202.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% -0.0964 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.103 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5950, 40.2225, 56.0630) |
| Luminance | 0.4023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.47
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.37
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BAC0 #C04C46
analogous
#46C089 #46BAC0 #467DC0
triadic
#46BAC0 #C046BA #BAC046
tetradic
#46BAC0 #8946C0 #C04C46 #7DC046
square
#46BAC0 #8946C0 #C04C46 #7DC046
split-complementary
#46BAC0 #C0467D #C08946
monochromatic
#236568 #339196 #46BAC0 #74CBD0 #A1DCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#46BAC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#46BAC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BAC0
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BAC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BAC0 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB2C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bac0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 186, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.103 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cfd3',
500: '#46bac0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bac0; $custom-light: #88cfd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bac0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 186,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.951,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72673,
"c": 0.10264,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.40226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BAC0
secondary
#CC9996
accent
#564FD9
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8282