#46BCC3#46BCC3
#46BCC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.104 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 188, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.32, -30.30, -13.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.32, 33.08, 203.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% -0.0972 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.104 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3551, 41.2053, 57.9728) |
| Luminance | 0.4121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.00
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BCC3 #C34D46
analogous
#46C38C #46BCC3 #467EC3
triadic
#46BCC3 #C346BC #BCC346
tetradic
#46BCC3 #8C46C3 #C34D46 #7EC346
square
#46BCC3 #8C46C3 #C34D46 #7EC346
split-complementary
#46BCC3 #C3467E #C38C46
monochromatic
#23686C #32949A #46BCC3 #74CDD2 #A2DDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#46BCC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#46BCC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BCC3
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BCC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BCC3 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bcc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 188, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.104 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d0d5',
500: '#46bcc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bcc3; $custom-light: #89d0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bcc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 188,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.36,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73263,
"c": 0.10398,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.41209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BCC3
secondary
#CE9A97
accent
#554DDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283