#46C1BA#46C1BA
#46C1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.108 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -35.20, -6.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 35.80, 190.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% -0.1063 -0.0182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.108 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4547, 42.9839, 53.1366) |
| Luminance | 0.4299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.42
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.62
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1BA #C1464D
analogous
#46C17D #46C1BA #468BC1
triadic
#46C1BA #BA46C1 #C1BA46
tetradic
#46C1BA #7D46C1 #C1464D #8BC146
square
#46C1BA #7D46C1 #C1464D #8BC146
split-complementary
#46C1BA #C1468B #C17D46
monochromatic
#236965 #339791 #46C1BA #74D0CB #A2E0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#46C1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#46C1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1BA
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1BA | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.108 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4ce',
500: '#46c1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ba; $custom-light: #88d4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.585,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74164,
"c": 0.10787,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.42987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1BA
secondary
#CC9699
accent
#4E56D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382