#46BFC9#46BFC9
#46BFC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, -30.01, -14.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 33.52, 206.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% -0.0978 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.106 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6947, 42.7772, 61.8335) |
| Luminance | 0.4278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.10
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.40
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BFC9 #C95046
analogous
#46C991 #46BFC9 #467DC9
triadic
#46BFC9 #C946BF #BFC946
tetradic
#46BFC9 #9146C9 #C95046 #7DC946
square
#46BFC9 #9146C9 #C95046 #7DC946
split-complementary
#46BFC9 #C9467D #C99146
monochromatic
#226D73 #2F9AA2 #46BFC9 #75CFD7 #A5E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46BFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#46BFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BFC9
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BFC9 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B7CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bfc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d2d9',
500: '#46bfc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bfc9; $custom-light: #89d2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bfc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.58,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74202,
"c": 0.1062,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.42781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BFC9
secondary
#D29D99
accent
#554ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283