#46BB9F#46BB9F
#46BB9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.113 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BB9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 187, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 15%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.00, -39.52, 4.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.00, 39.78, 173.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.85% -0.1123 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.85% 0.113 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5511, 39.3431, 38.9889) |
| Luminance | 0.3935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.97
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BB9F #BB4662
analogous
#46BB64 #46BB9F #469CBB
triadic
#46BB9F #9F46BB #BB9F46
tetradic
#46BB9F #6446BB #BB4662 #9CBB46
square
#46BB9F #6446BB #BB4662 #9CBB46
split-complementary
#46BB9F #BB469C #BB6446
monochromatic
#246254 #358F7A #46BB9F #73CBB6 #A0DCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#46BB9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#46BB9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BB9F
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BB9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BB9F | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A3A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bb9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 187, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.113 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d0bb',
500: '#46bb9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bb9f; $custom-light: #86d0bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bb9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 187,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.641,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71854,
"c": 0.11284,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.39346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BB9F
secondary
#C894A1
accent
#5271D6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280