#46BF9C#46BF9C
#46BF9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.120 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BF9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 18.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.15, -42.02, 7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.15, 42.74, 169.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% -0.1179 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.12 170.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1544, 40.9611, 37.9213) |
| Luminance | 0.4096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.38
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.20
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BF9C #BF4669
analogous
#46BF5F #46BF9C #46A5BF
triadic
#46BF9C #9C46BF #BF9C46
tetradic
#46BF9C #5F46BF #BF4669 #A5BF46
square
#46BF9C #5F46BF #BF4669 #A5BF46
split-complementary
#46BF9C #BF46A5 #BF5F46
monochromatic
#246753 #339478 #46BF9C #73CFB4 #A1DECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#46BF9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#46BF9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BF9C
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BF9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BF9C | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB39A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A69E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bf9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.120 170.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d3b9',
500: '#46bf9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bf9c; $custom-light: #86d3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bf9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.645,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72767,
"c": 0.11957,
"h": 170.4
},
"luminance": 0.40964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BF9C
secondary
#CB96A5
accent
#5077D8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380