#46BFB3#46BFB3
#46BFB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.108 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BFB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 6.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.74, -36.17, -3.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.74, 36.38, 186.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.1073 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.108 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2896, 41.8152, 49.1666) |
| Luminance | 0.4182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.36
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BFB3 #BF4652
analogous
#46BF76 #46BFB3 #468EBF
triadic
#46BFB3 #B346BF #BFB346
tetradic
#46BFB3 #7646BF #BF4652 #8EBF46
square
#46BFB3 #7646BF #BF4652 #8EBF46
split-complementary
#46BFB3 #BF468E #BF7646
monochromatic
#246760 #33948B #46BFB3 #73CFC6 #A1DED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#46BFB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#46BFB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BFB3
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BFB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BFB3 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B5B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A7B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bfb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.108 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3c9',
500: '#46bfb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bfb3; $custom-light: #88d3c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bfb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.05,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73448,
"c": 0.10792,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.41818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BFB3
secondary
#CB969B
accent
#505DD8
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382