#46C0BC#46C0BC
#46C0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.107 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, -34.18, -7.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 35.10, 193.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.1044 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.107 192) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4485, 42.6289, 54.1907) |
| Luminance | 0.4263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.18
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0BC #C0464A
analogous
#46C07F #46C0BC #4687C0
triadic
#46C0BC #BC46C0 #C0BC46
tetradic
#46C0BC #7F46C0 #C0464A #87C046
square
#46C0BC #7F46C0 #C0464A #87C046
split-complementary
#46C0BC #C04687 #C07F46
monochromatic
#236866 #339693 #46C0BC #74D0CD #A1DFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46C0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#46C0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0BC
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0BC | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.107 192.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3d0',
500: '#46c0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0bc; $custom-light: #88d3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.033,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73988,
"c": 0.10674,
"h": 192
},
"luminance": 0.42632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0BC
secondary
#CC9698
accent
#4F54D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382