#46C0BA#46C0BA
#46C0BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.107 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.24, -34.73, -6.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.24, 35.43, 191.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.1053 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.107 190.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2344, 42.5432, 53.0631) |
| Luminance | 0.4255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.54
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.47
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0BA #C0464C
analogous
#46C07D #46C0BA #4689C0
triadic
#46C0BA #BA46C0 #C0BA46
tetradic
#46C0BA #7D46C0 #C0464C #89C046
square
#46C0BA #7D46C0 #C0464C #89C046
split-complementary
#46C0BA #C04689 #C07D46
monochromatic
#236865 #339691 #46C0BA #74D0CB #A1DFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C0BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#46C0BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0BA
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0BA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B6BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.107 190.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3ce',
500: '#46c0ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ba; $custom-light: #88d3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.049,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73921,
"c": 0.10707,
"h": 190.5
},
"luminance": 0.42547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0BA
secondary
#CC9699
accent
#4F56D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382