#46BBC3#46BBC3
#46BBC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.103 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 187, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.02, -29.81, -13.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.02, 32.82, 204.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.0962 -0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.103 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1422, 40.7796, 57.9019) |
| Luminance | 0.4078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.24
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.35
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BBC3 #C34E46
analogous
#46C38D #46BBC3 #467DC3
triadic
#46BBC3 #C346BB #BBC346
tetradic
#46BBC3 #8D46C3 #C34E46 #7DC346
square
#46BBC3 #8D46C3 #C34E46 #7DC346
split-complementary
#46BBC3 #C3467D #C38D46
monochromatic
#23676C #32939A #46BBC3 #74CCD2 #A2DDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#46BBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#46BBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BBC3
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BBC3 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA5C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 187, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.103 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d0d5',
500: '#46bbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bbc3; $custom-light: #88d0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 187,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.84,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73022,
"c": 0.10346,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.40783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BBC3
secondary
#CE9B97
accent
#564DDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283