#46BCC0#46BCC0
#46BCC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.104 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BCC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 188, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.23, -31.16, -11.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.23, 33.31, 200.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% -0.0985 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.104 198.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0193, 41.0710, 56.2044) |
| Luminance | 0.4107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.04
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.63
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BCC0 #C04A46
analogous
#46C087 #46BCC0 #467FC0
triadic
#46BCC0 #C046BC #BCC046
tetradic
#46BCC0 #8746C0 #C04A46 #7FC046
square
#46BCC0 #8746C0 #C04A46 #7FC046
split-complementary
#46BCC0 #C0467F #C08746
monochromatic
#236668 #339396 #46BCC0 #74CDD0 #A1DDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#46BCC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#46BCC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BCC0
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BCC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BCC0 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA6C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bcc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 188, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.104 198.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d0d3',
500: '#46bcc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bcc0; $custom-light: #88d0d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bcc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 188,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.967,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73156,
"c": 0.10379,
"h": 198.3
},
"luminance": 0.41074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BCC0
secondary
#CC9896
accent
#544FD9
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8282